Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) has been the major cause of the food-borne salmonellosis pandemic
in humans over the last 20 years, during which contaminated hen's eggs were the most …

Salmonella enteritidis can contaminate the contents of clean, intact shell eggs as a result of
infections of the reproductive tissue of laying hens. The principal site of infection would …

… . 2002), and stress at the onset of laying and depopulation (‘thinning’) of poultry flocks is
believed to contribute to avian salmonellosis and zoonotic transmission (reviewed in Humphrey …

Salmonella and Campylobacter continue to be major foodborne pathogens and raw poultry
is considered to be an important source of these bacteria. In this study, the prevalence and …

Over 5700 hens eggs from 15 flocks naturally infected with Salmonella enteritidis were
examined individually for the presence of the organism in either egg contents or on shells. Thirty-…

The study aimed to identify sources of campylobacter in 10 housed broiler flocks from three
United Kingdom poultry companies. Samples from (i) the breeder flocks, which supplied the …

Thirteen sites in each of 60 domestic kitchens were examined for Salmonella and Campylobacter
spp. following the preparation of a chicken for cooking and the application of different …

1. Summary After rising in the early 1980s, the number of recorded human cases of Salmonella
enterica subsp. enterica in the UK has fallen in the last 5 years, with a particular decline …

Two small flocks of egg-laying hens, naturally infected with Salmonella enteritidis. were
housed in individual cages so that their eggs could be identified. During a longitudinal study …

Aims: To quantify the transmission of Salmonella and Campylobacter to hands, cloths, and
hand‐ and food‐contact surfaces during the preparation of raw poultry in domestic kitchens, …