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CAMPYLOBACTER ENTERITIS AT A UNIVERSITY: TRANSMISSION FROM EATINGCHICKEN AND FROM CATS

DEMING, MICHAEL S., TAUXE, ROBERT V., BLAKE, PAUL A., DIXON, SARAH E., FOWLER, BARBARA S., JONES, T. STEPHEN, LOCKAMY, EDWARD A., PATTON, CHARLOTTE M. +1 more·1987·American Journal of Epidemiology

Abstract

Campylobacter jejuni is the most common enteric pathogen isolated from university and college students in the United States. During the fall and winter quarters of the 1983-1984 academic year, the authors conducted a case-control study at the University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, to identify risk factors for C. jejuni enteritis. Students with diarrhea whose cultures yielded C. jejuni were compared with controls matched by age, sex, and residence. A total of 45 case-control pairs were interviewed about exposures during the week before the case's onset of illness. The infections occurred sporadically and were caused by a wide variety of C. jejuni serotypes. Three risk factors were identified: eating fully cooked chicken, eating chicken reported to be raw or undercooked, and contact with a cat or kitten. No case reported drinking raw milk. No significant association was found between illness and the places where chicken meals were prepared or the specific manner in which chicken was cooked. Chicken may be the principal vehicle of transmission for sporadic Campylobacter enteritis among college students.

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DEMING, M. S., TAUXE, R. V., BLAKE, P. A., DIXON, S. E., FOWLER, B. S., JONES, T. S., LOCKAMY, E. A., PATTON, C. M., & SIKES, R. O.
Affiliations
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
  • University of Georgia (US)
Venue
American Journal of Epidemiology
Published
1987-09
Volume
126
Issue
3
Pages
526-534
ISSN
  • 0002-9262 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-6256
OpenAlex
W2097235809
Cited by
271
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0
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FWCI
12.26
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • American Journal of Epidemiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Food Safety and Hygiene
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biotechnology › Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
Keywords
Campylobacter jejuni, campylobacteriosis, university students, chicken consumption, raw chicken meat, cat contact, zoonotic transmission, risk factors, diarrhea, serotypes, foodborne transmission
MeSH terms
Animals, Campylobacter fetus, Campylobacter Infections, Cat Diseases, Cats, Chickens, Disease Outbreaks, Enteritis, Epidemiologic Methods, Female, Food Contamination, Georgia, Humans, Male, Poultry Diseases, Prospective Studies, Regression Analysis, Sex Factors, Student Health Services, Zoonoses

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