Envrironmental transmission routes of Campylobacter: filling the gap of unexplained human campylobacteriosis.

Abstract

Campylobacter bacteria, first identified as a human diarrhoeal pathogen in 1973, are one of the main recognized causes of human acute gastroenteritis throughout the world.Several epidemiological studies, regardless of methodology, indicate the consumption of poultry meat the major source of campylobacteriosis. Because such a large majority of contamination is associated with poultry, approximately 50% to 70%, it is important to focus on this vehicle.