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Prevalence and types of Campylobacter on poultry farms and in their direct environment

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Schets, Franciska M., Jacobs-Reitsma, Wilma F., van der Plaats, Rozemarijn Q. J., Heer, Lianne Kerkhof-De, van Hoek, Angela H. A. M., Hamidjaja, Raditijo A., de Roda Husman, Ana Maria, Blaak, Hetty·2017·Journal of Water and Health
DOI 10.2166/wh.2017.119
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To study whether broiler and layer farms contribute to the environmental Campylobacter load, environmental matrices at or close to farms, and caecal material from chickens, were examined. Similarity between Campylobacter from poultry and environment was tested based on species identification and Multilocus Sequence Typing. Campylobacter prevalence in caecal samples was 97% at layer farms (n = 5), and 93% at broiler farms with Campylobacter-positive flocks (n = 2/3). Campylobacter prevalence in environmental samples was 24% at layer farms, and 29% at broiler farms with Campylobacter-positive flocks. Campylobacter was detected in soil and surface water, not in dust and flies. Campylobacter prevalence in adjacent and remote surface waters was not significantly (P > 0.1) different. Detected species were C. coli (52%), C. jejuni (40%) and C. lari (7%) in layers, and C. jejuni (100%) in broilers. Identical sequence types (STs) were detected in caecal material and soil. A deviating species distribution in surface water adjacent to farms indicated a high background level of environmental Campylobacter. STs from layer farms were completely deviant from surface water STs. The occasional detection of identical STs in broilers, wastewater at broiler farms and surface water in the farm environment suggested a possible contribution of broiler farms to the aquatic environmental Campylobacter load.

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Authors
Schets, F. M., Jacobs-Reitsma, W. F., van der Plaats, R. Q. J., Heer, L. K.-D., van Hoek, A. H. A. M., Hamidjaja, R. A., de Roda Husman, A. M., & Blaak, H.
Affiliations
  • National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (NL)
  • National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Centre for Zoonoses and Environmental Microbiology, Antonie van Leeuwenhoeklaan 9, Bilthoven 3721 MA, The Netherlands
Corresponding author
Schets, Franciska M.
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Water and Health
Publisher
IWA Publishing
Published
2017-09-14
Volume
15
Issue
6
Pages
849-862
ISSN
  • 1477-8920 (ISSN-L)
  • 1996-7829
DOI
10.2166/wh.2017.119
OpenAlex
W2755364363
Cited by
41
References
0
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FWCI
2.77
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Water and Health (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Utrecht University Repository (Utrecht University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Rivm Repository (Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment) (submittedVersion)
  • Rivm (National Institute for Public Health and the Environment) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Fecal contamination and water quality
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
Keywords
Campylobacter, poultry farms, broiler chickens, laying hens, environmental contamination, soil, surface water, Campylobacter jejuni, Campylobacter coli, Campylobacter lari, multilocus sequence typing, sequence types, wastewater, zoonotic transmission
MeSH terms
Farms, Animals, Animal Husbandry, Campylobacter, Environmental Microbiology, Netherlands, Poultry, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Multilocus Sequence Typing

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Schets, F. M., Jacobs-Reitsma, W. F., van der Plaats, R. Q. J., Heer, L. K.-D., van Hoek, A. H. A. M., Hamidjaja, R. A., de Roda Husman, A. M., & Blaak, H. (2017). Prevalence and types of Campylobacter on poultry farms and in their direct environment. Journal of Water and Health. https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2017.119