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Campylobacter- spp.-related gastroenteritis in diners at a catering college restaurant was associated with consumption of duck liver pâté. Population genetic analysis indicated that isolates from duck samples were typical of isolates from farmed poultry. Campylobacter spp. contamination of duck liver may present a hazard similar to the increasingly recognized contamination of chicken liver.

Original publication

DOI

10.3201/eid1908.121535

Type

Journal article

Journal

Emerg Infect Dis

Publication Date

08/2013

Volume

19

Pages

1310 - 1313

Keywords

C. coli, C. jejuni, Campylobacter, United Kingdom, bacteria, campylobacteriosis, duck, duck liver, enteric infections, human infection, outbreak, poultry, Animals, Campylobacter Infections, Campylobacter jejuni, Diarrhea, Disease Outbreaks, Ducks, Food Microbiology, Humans, Liver, Meat, Restaurants, United Kingdom