The importance of wild birds as potential vectors of disease has received recent renewed
empirical interest, especially regarding human health. Understanding the spread of bacterial …

Campylobacter spp., especially Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli, are leading bacterial
foodborne pathogens worldwide. In the United States, an estimated 0.8 million cases of …

This sixth edition of A Dictionary of Epidemiology--the most updated since its inception--
reflects the profound substantive and methodological changes that have come to …

Campylobacter jejuni is the leading cause of bacterial gastro-enteritis in the developed
world. It is thought to infect 2–3 million people a year in the US alone, at a cost to the …

Background Poultry meat is one of the most important sources of human campylobacteriosis,
an acute bacterial enteritis which is a major problem worldwide. Campylobacter coli and …

The landscape of foodborne infections is in flux. New pathogens emerge, established
pathogens may acquire new characteristics and appear in unexpected food vehicles, while …

Since its initial emergence in the 1970s, Campylobacter has become one of the most
common causative agents of bacterial foodborne illness. Campylobacter species readily …

Campylobacter fetus can cause intestinal illness and, occasionally, severe systemic
infections. Infections mainly affect persons at higher risk, including elderly and …

Background Campylobacteriosis, a leading cause of foodborne illness in the United States,
was not nationally notifiable until 2015. Data describing national patterns and trends are …

Campylobacteriosis is the most prevalent bacterial foodborne gastroenteritis affecting
humans in the European Union, and ranks second in the United States only behind …