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EHS FACT SHEET
Porcine Campylobacteriosis
614-292-1284 Phone
614-292-6404 Fax
www.ehs.osu.edu
Causative Agent: Campylobacter spp. bacteria
Mode of Transmission: Ingestion (contaminated food/water, fecal-oral);
direct contact
Incubation Period: Human: 1-11 days (range of 3-5 days most
common)
Animal: 3-25 days (although most cases are
asymptomatic)
Clinical Signs Human:
System Form (C. fetus)- chills; sweats; fever;
cough; weight loss; anorexia; vomiting; diarrhea;
late term abortion
Intestinal Form (C. jejuni)- acute diarrhea +/blood; abdominal pain; vomiting; headache;
vague sense of ill-being
Clinical Signs Animal: Abortion, enteritis and infertility may be seen;
asymptomatic carriers are common
Control and Prevention: Dispose of aborted fetuses and placentas
promptly; good personal hygiene
Comments:
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Person to person transmission has been
observed.
April 30, 2014
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