Surveillance & Analysis on Campylobacter News & Outbreaks
Campylobacter infection is a worldwide public health concern and is the leading cause of enteric illness in many countries. With about 50,000 human cases of illness per year, campylobacter is the most common known cause of food borne infection contracted inUK.
Tougher regulatory standards and more stringent testing cause delays in products hitting the shelves…
Oxoid, marketing partner for the DuPont Qualicon Bax system in Europe, Australia and Canada, announces the launch of the new Bax real time PCR assay for Campylobacter
Most current screening procedures for Campylobacter are culture-based, take at least three days for a result and do not differentiate between species without additional investigational work. The new…
Campylobacter is the second most common cause of foodborne illness in the United States after Salmonella. Over 3,000 cases were reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2003, or 12.6 cases for each 100,000 persons in the population. Many more cases go undiagnosed and unreported, with estimates as high as 2 to…
The Your Health blog has posted an article titled, “Gastroenteritis in Children,” in which the author discusses several different causes of gastrointestinal distress, one being Campylobacter infection. From the article:
Gastroenteritis can also be caused by consuming infected food (food poisoning). Vomiting is more prominent than diarrhea in a person who has food poisoning. There
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A graduate student at Yale University has uncovered the answer to how Campylobacter jejuni is able to penetrate intestinal epithelial cells. This research was highlighted in a recent press release:
Yale researchers now have some answers about how the bacterium that is the leading cause of food-borne illness in the United States enters cells
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The Clarion-Ledger posted an article today about keeping nutritious foods safe to eat, focusing on keeping hot foods hot, cold foods cold, and other food safety measures promoted by health officials and food safety advocates. The article, which can be found here, includes a sidebar with information about foodborne pathogens, including E. coli O157:H7…
1. Campylobacter Lawyer & Attorney : Marler Clark : Campylobacter Blog
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2. Disease Listing, Campylobacter, General Information | CDC …
Frequently asked questions about Campylobacter from The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
www.cdc.gov/node.do/id/0900f3ec80006b8f
3. Campylobacter jejuni-An Emerging Foodborne Pathogen
Campylobacter jejuni is the most commonly reported bacterial cause of foodborne.
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol5no1/altekruse.htm
4. FDA/CFSAN…
