Campylobacter jejuni in the Alberta Beef Industry

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).
American Association of Bovine Practitioners Proceedings of the Annual Conference, 2007