Campylobacteriosis cases halved following controls on chicken meat
Monday, May 16, 2011 - 09:30
in Health & Medicine
New Zealands success in reducing its food borne campylobacteriosis epidemic is receiving international attention. In a paper just published in the journal, Emerging Infectious Diseases, NZ scientists report how both notified and hospitalized cases of campylobacteriosis declined by more than 50% following interventions to reduce campylobacter contamination of fresh chicken meat.