Fresh chicken as main risk factor for campylobacteriosis, Denmark

Anne Wingstrand; Jakob Neimann; Jørgen Engberg; Eva Møller Nielsen; P. Gerner-Smidt; Henrik Caspar Wegener; K. Mølbak

doi:10.3201/eid1202.050936

Fresh chicken as main risk factor for campylobacteriosis, Denmark

Anne Wingstrand, Jakob Neimann, Jørgen Engberg, Eva Møller Nielsen, P. Gerner-Smidt, Henrik Caspar Wegener, K. Mølbak

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Abstract

We report the findings of a case-control study of risk factors for sporadic cases of human campylobacteriosis in Denmark. In 3 different analytical models, the main domestic risk factor identified was eating fresh, unfrozen chicken. Specifically, 28 of 74 domestically acquired case-patients were exposed to fresh chicken compared with 21 of 114 controls (multivariate matched odds ratio 5.8; 95% confidence interval 2.1-15.9). In contrast, a risk from eating other poultry, including previously frozen chicken, was only indicated from borderline significant 2-factor interactions. The marked increase in consumption of fresh, unfrozen poultry in Denmark during the 1990s likely contributed substantially to the increasing incidence of human campylobacteriosis in this period.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Emerging Infectious Diseases (Print Edition)
Vol/bind	12
Udgave nummer	2
Sider (fra-til)	280-284
ISSN	1080-6040
DOI	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1202.050936
Status	Udgivet - 2006
Udgivet eksternt	Ja

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