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Detection and Isolation of Campylobacter spp. from Raw Meat
Published on: February 23, 2024
The first report on Campylobacter coli family outbreak detected in Poland in 2006
S Wardak1, J Szych, M Sadkowska-Todys
1Department of Bacteriology, National Institute of Public Health - National Institute of Hygiene, Warsaw, Poland. swardak@pzh.gov.pl
Abstract:
A family outbreak of gastroenteritis caused by Campylobacter coli occurred in May 2006 in Bielsko-Biala, in the south of Poland. Four members of a family had non-bloody diarrhea and abdominal cramps. C. coli were isolated in three of the four patients. PFGE and PCR-RFLP-flaA patterns confirmed the link between cases, showing the usefulness of these methods in outbreak investigation. At the same time, the epidemiological and environmental investigations of this outbreak were very limited and did not provide enough evidence to identify the source of infection, and thus to support the hypothesis formulated by the local epidemiologist. It is necessary to improve surveillance of campylobacteriosis mainly by multidisciplinary training of epidemiologists, microbiologists and general practitioners.
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