Causative organism

• Campylobacter Jejuni
• Campylobacter coli

Symptom

• Latency period 1 day to 6 days
• Symptoms Diarrhea, abdominal pain, fever, dizziness, vomiting, headache
• Remarks The incubation period is longer than other food poisoning

Source of pollution

• Cattle, pigs, chickens and other livestock
• Pets, wild birds, wildlife etc.
• Well water by insufficient sterilization
• Secondary infection from knives and cutting boards

Characteristic

• Many animals such as chickens, cows, pigs, pets, wild birds, wild animals are carrying bacteria
• Especially the possession rate of chicken is high
  Infection is established with a relatively small amount of bacteria (about 100)
• Strong against low temperature, survive for a long time even at 4 degrees so pay attention to refrigerator overstability
• Weak to heat, dry

prevention

• Cook meat sufficiently (Heating at the center part at 75 ° C or more for 1 minute or more)
• Avoid raw eating, poorly heated chicken dishes
• The meat separates other food and cooking utensils and containers for processing and preservation
• Handle meat after handling enough handles other foods
• Cooking utensils etc touching meat are cleaned and sterilized after use

Summar

• It is a fungus weak against heat and dryness
• Survive for a long time at 4 degrees even at low temperatures
• It is infected with a relatively small amount of bacteria (about 100)
• Chicken has many fungi
• Sometimes infection from pets
• Please pay attention to secondary infection (knife plate, knife etc).

Remarks

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