Campylobacter jejuni in the Alberta Beef Industry

Authors

  • S. J. Hannon Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
  • B. Allan Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization, Saskatoon, SK
  • C. Waldner Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
  • M. Russell Dept of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
  • H. Townsend Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization, Saskatoon, SK
  • A. Potter Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization, Saskatoon, SK

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20074613

Keywords:

Campylobacter jejuni, enteritis, foodborne disease, campylobacteriosis, feedlot cattle, ground beef

Abstract

Campylobacter jejuni is a bacterium known to cause enteritis in people. In Alberta, campylobacteriosis is the most common foodborne disease and the third most common reportable disease after chicken pox and hepatitis C. Poultry are considered to be a primary source of human-pathogenic C. jejuni; however other domestic animals species may be important sources or reservoirs of this bacterium. The purpose of this project was to estimate the prevalence of Campylobacter species in feedlot cattle feces and retail ground beef in southern Alberta, and to identify C. jejuni isolates for future molecular characterization (DNA microarray).

Cover image of the 40th Conference Proceedings: A single longhorn standing next to a barbed-wire fence on a cloudy day. Yellow background.

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Published

2007-09-20

Issue

2007

Section

Research Summaries 3

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