Risk assessment of Campylobacter spp. in broiler chickens : technical report.

Campylobacter is a leading cause of enteric infections in many countries. The principal reservoir of pathogenic Campylobacter spp. is the alimentary tract of wild and domesticated mammals and birds. Poultry meat is an important vehicle for foodborne transmission of Campylobacter spp., particularly C...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	World Health Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Geneva : World Health Organization : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2009.
Series:	Microbiological risk assessment series ; 12.
Subjects:	Campylobacter infections in poultry. Health risk assessment. Campylobacter > pathogenicity. Food Contamination > analysis. Chickens > microbiology. Food Handling > methods. Food Contamination. Risk Assessment.
Online Access:	Connect to online resource

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Hazard identification
Exposure assessment
Hazard characterization
Risk characterization
Risk assessment and developing countries
Gaps in the data
Conclusions
Recent developments in risk assessment of Campylobacter in broilers.