Tackling Campylobacter jejuni is difficult

Belgian research looked into the possibility of in ovo vaccination of broilers against Campylobacter jejuni using a bacterin and subunit vaccine. Sufficient protection was not found. Campylobacter jejuni originating from poultry meat has been one of the most important causes of foodborne human bacterial gastroenteritis in the European Union since 2005. Apart from biosecurity measures, there are few options available for controlling Campylobacter infection in poultry. Although immunisation