Altekruse S F, Swerdlow D L, Stern N J
Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract. 1998 Mar;14(1):31-40.
Campylobacter jejuni is the most common food borne bacterial pathogen and leading cause of food borne disease in humans in the United States and other industrialized nations. Approximately four million cases of human campylobacteriosis occur each year in the United States. Although the majority of cases consist of limited diarrheal illness, severe sequelae can affect a small portion of patients with campylobacteriosis that may include reactive arthritis and Guillain-Barré syndrome. Animal reservoirs primarily include poultry (C. jejuni) and swine (C. coli). Pathogen reduction during poultry processing and safe handling of raw poultry in the kitchen are needed to prevent illness.
空肠弯曲菌是美国和其他工业化国家中最常见的食源性细菌病原体，也是人类食源性疾病的主要病因。在美国，每年约有400万例人类弯曲菌病病例。虽然大多数病例表现为有限的腹泻疾病，但严重的后遗症可能会影响一小部分弯曲菌病患者，其中可能包括反应性关节炎和吉兰-巴雷综合征。动物宿主主要包括家禽（空肠弯曲菌）和猪（结肠弯曲菌）。需要在家禽加工过程中减少病原体，并在厨房中安全处理生家禽，以预防疾病。
