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EHS FACT SHEET
Poultry Campylobacter
614-292-1284 Phone
614-292-6404 Fax
www.ehs.osu.edu
Causative Agent: Campylobacter spp. bacteria
Mode of Transmission: Ingestion (contaminated food/water, fecaloral); direct contact; insect vectors; contact with
objects capable of harboring bacteria
Incubation Period:
Human: 1-11 days most common (3-5 days
most common)
Animal: Short; possibly less than 72 hours
Clinical Signs Human: Acute diarrhea +/- blood; vomiting; abdominal
pain; fever; headache; general sense of ill-being;
immunocompromised patients are extremely
susceptible
Clinical Signs Animal: Newly hatched chicks can have acute enteritis
with rapid onset of diarrhea and death.
Infections are clinically innocuous in older
chickens, turkeys and waterfowl
Control and Prevention: Good personal hygiene; cook poultry thoroughly.
Comments:
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Person to person transmission has been
observed.
April 28, 2014
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