A Review on Campylobacteriosis Associated with Poultry Meat Consumption

Abstract

The incident of Campylobacteriosis rate remains high in both the developed and developing world. Recent research showed that the handling, preparation, and consumption of poultry meat is the consequential root of the campylobacteriosis occurrence. The consumers play a crucial role in the last line of defence against Campylobacteriosis. Habitually, consumers handle the food as they please in a domestic setting depending on the probable risk they perceived. Therefore, consumers’ food handling practices are the plausible risk factors that indicate exposure to this foodborne illness. Symptoms are commonly mild and denoted by diarrhoea, fever, nausea, abdominal pain, malaise, and vomiting. However, in some cases campylobacteriosis can be asymptomatic carriage stage yet the infection is associated with long-term sequelae, in particular, Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), Reactive Arthritis (RA) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Thus, the burden of the disease tremendously impacts on economy and victim’s living life with long-term disability. This review presents an updated overview of the global epidemiology, the relevance of official control, the disease associated with food handler and the importance of food safety with respect to Campylobacteriosis.