Helicobacter pullorum in broiler chickens and the farm environment: a one health approach
Aim: This study aimed to investigate the occurrence of Helicobacter pullorum in broiler chickens and their farm environment. Materials and Methods: The ceca from 100 broiler chickens from ten farms were sampled from processing sites or markets. The cecal contents were aseptically collected from e...
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2019
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| author | Wai, Soe Soe Abdul Aziz, Saleha Bitrus, Asinamai Athliamai Zakaria, Zunita Abu, Jalila |
| author_facet | Wai, Soe Soe Abdul Aziz, Saleha Bitrus, Asinamai Athliamai Zakaria, Zunita Abu, Jalila |
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| description | Aim: This study aimed to investigate the occurrence of Helicobacter pullorum in broiler chickens and their farm environment.
Materials and Methods: The ceca from 100 broiler chickens from ten farms were sampled from processing sites or markets. The cecal contents were aseptically collected from each cecum and cultured. The farms were visited, and environmental samples were collected which included water, house flies, floor swabs and soils in chicken houses.
Results: H. pullorum was present in 51% of the broilers; 17.5% of the flies were found to carry H. pullorum and Campylobacter spp., 30% of house floors were positive, while all water samples were negative.
Conclusion: Flies could have picked up the organisms from the chickens' feces and/or the environment of the chicken houses or they could be one of the sources in the spread of the organisms. This study also showed that broiler chickens are potential reservoirs for H. pullorum and may serve as a source of infection for humans through the food chain. |
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| spelling | upm-800582023-08-07T08:19:14Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80058/ Helicobacter pullorum in broiler chickens and the farm environment: a one health approach Wai, Soe Soe Abdul Aziz, Saleha Bitrus, Asinamai Athliamai Zakaria, Zunita Abu, Jalila Aim: This study aimed to investigate the occurrence of Helicobacter pullorum in broiler chickens and their farm environment. Materials and Methods: The ceca from 100 broiler chickens from ten farms were sampled from processing sites or markets. The cecal contents were aseptically collected from each cecum and cultured. The farms were visited, and environmental samples were collected which included water, house flies, floor swabs and soils in chicken houses. Results: H. pullorum was present in 51% of the broilers; 17.5% of the flies were found to carry H. pullorum and Campylobacter spp., 30% of house floors were positive, while all water samples were negative. Conclusion: Flies could have picked up the organisms from the chickens' feces and/or the environment of the chicken houses or they could be one of the sources in the spread of the organisms. This study also showed that broiler chickens are potential reservoirs for H. pullorum and may serve as a source of infection for humans through the food chain. Veterinary World 2019 Article PeerReviewed Wai, Soe Soe and Abdul Aziz, Saleha and Bitrus, Asinamai Athliamai and Zakaria, Zunita and Abu, Jalila (2019) Helicobacter pullorum in broiler chickens and the farm environment: a one health approach. International Journal of One Health, 5. pp. 20-25. ISSN 2455-5673; ESSN: 2455-8931 https://www.onehealthjournal.org/Vol.5/3.html 10.14202/IJOH.2019.20-25 |
| spellingShingle | Wai, Soe Soe Abdul Aziz, Saleha Bitrus, Asinamai Athliamai Zakaria, Zunita Abu, Jalila Helicobacter pullorum in broiler chickens and the farm environment: a one health approach |
| title | Helicobacter pullorum in broiler chickens and the farm environment: a one health approach |
| title_full | Helicobacter pullorum in broiler chickens and the farm environment: a one health approach |
| title_fullStr | Helicobacter pullorum in broiler chickens and the farm environment: a one health approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Helicobacter pullorum in broiler chickens and the farm environment: a one health approach |
| title_short | Helicobacter pullorum in broiler chickens and the farm environment: a one health approach |
| title_sort | helicobacter pullorum in broiler chickens and the farm environment: a one health approach |
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