Intervention Strategies to Control <i>Campylobacter</i> at Different Stages of the Food Chain
<i>Campylobacter</i> is one of the most common bacterial pathogens of food safety concern. <i>Campylobacter jejuni</i> infects chickens by 2–3 weeks of age and colonized chickens carry a high <i>C. jejuni</i> load in their gut without developing clinical disease....
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| author | Khaled Taha-Abdelaziz Mankerat Singh Shayan Sharif Shreeya Sharma Raveendra R. Kulkarni Mohammadali Alizadeh Alexander Yitbarek Yosra A. Helmy |
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| description | <i>Campylobacter</i> is one of the most common bacterial pathogens of food safety concern. <i>Campylobacter jejuni</i> infects chickens by 2–3 weeks of age and colonized chickens carry a high <i>C. jejuni</i> load in their gut without developing clinical disease. Contamination of meat products by gut contents is difficult to prevent because of the high numbers of <i>C. jejuni</i> in the gut, and the large percentage of birds infected. Therefore, effective intervention strategies to limit human infections of <i>C. jejuni</i> should prioritize the control of pathogen transmission along the food supply chain. To this end, there have been ongoing efforts to develop innovative ways to control foodborne pathogens in poultry to meet the growing customers’ demand for poultry meat that is free of foodborne pathogens. In this review, we discuss various approaches that are being undertaken to reduce <i>Campylobacter</i> load in live chickens (pre-harvest) and in carcasses (post-harvest). We also provide some insights into optimization of these approaches, which could potentially help improve the pre- and post-harvest practices for better control of <i>Campylobacter</i>. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f5bdfc1b4680471d94fb31a525e549ba2023-11-30T23:36:35ZengMDPI AGMicroorganisms2076-26072023-01-0111111310.3390/microorganisms11010113Intervention Strategies to Control <i>Campylobacter</i> at Different Stages of the Food ChainKhaled Taha-Abdelaziz0Mankerat Singh1Shayan Sharif2Shreeya Sharma3Raveendra R. Kulkarni4Mohammadali Alizadeh5Alexander Yitbarek6Yosra A. Helmy7Department of Animal and Veterinary Science, College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USADepartment of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, CanadaDepartment of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, CanadaDepartment of Animal and Veterinary Science, College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USADepartment of Population Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606, USADepartment of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, CanadaDepartment of Animal Science, McGill University, Montreal, QC H9X 3V9, CanadaDepartment of Veterinary Science, College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA<i>Campylobacter</i> is one of the most common bacterial pathogens of food safety concern. <i>Campylobacter jejuni</i> infects chickens by 2–3 weeks of age and colonized chickens carry a high <i>C. jejuni</i> load in their gut without developing clinical disease. Contamination of meat products by gut contents is difficult to prevent because of the high numbers of <i>C. jejuni</i> in the gut, and the large percentage of birds infected. Therefore, effective intervention strategies to limit human infections of <i>C. jejuni</i> should prioritize the control of pathogen transmission along the food supply chain. To this end, there have been ongoing efforts to develop innovative ways to control foodborne pathogens in poultry to meet the growing customers’ demand for poultry meat that is free of foodborne pathogens. In this review, we discuss various approaches that are being undertaken to reduce <i>Campylobacter</i> load in live chickens (pre-harvest) and in carcasses (post-harvest). We also provide some insights into optimization of these approaches, which could potentially help improve the pre- and post-harvest practices for better control of <i>Campylobacter</i>.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/1/113chicken<i>Campylobacter</i>vaccinefeed additivesprobioticsprebiotics |
| spellingShingle | Khaled Taha-Abdelaziz Mankerat Singh Shayan Sharif Shreeya Sharma Raveendra R. Kulkarni Mohammadali Alizadeh Alexander Yitbarek Yosra A. Helmy Intervention Strategies to Control <i>Campylobacter</i> at Different Stages of the Food Chain Microorganisms chicken <i>Campylobacter</i> vaccine feed additives probiotics prebiotics |
| title | Intervention Strategies to Control <i>Campylobacter</i> at Different Stages of the Food Chain |
| title_full | Intervention Strategies to Control <i>Campylobacter</i> at Different Stages of the Food Chain |
| title_fullStr | Intervention Strategies to Control <i>Campylobacter</i> at Different Stages of the Food Chain |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intervention Strategies to Control <i>Campylobacter</i> at Different Stages of the Food Chain |
| title_short | Intervention Strategies to Control <i>Campylobacter</i> at Different Stages of the Food Chain |
| title_sort | intervention strategies to control i campylobacter i at different stages of the food chain |
| topic | chicken <i>Campylobacter</i> vaccine feed additives probiotics prebiotics |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/1/113 |
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