Campylobacter contamination in broiler meat

Campylobacter in broiler meat is one of the leading foodborne pathogens associated with health risks and negative economic impacts worldwide. Campylobacter has several adaptive responses throughout the broiler production chain. Thus, it survives from broiler farm to slaughterhouse and processing plant. In recent years, both individual cases and outbreaks of campylobacteriosis have increased around the world. Over the last decade, the total number of campylobacteriosis cases in Japan was about