Abstract
Many factors and problems influence poultry production worldwide. These include strong global competition, continuous changes of consumer perceptions regarding food safety, animal welfare, and environmental protection. Poultry share a number of infectious diseases with humans, and most of the zoonotic diseases in poultry have additional reservoirs in other mammals than humans, which complicates their control. Roughly, there are three groups of zoonoses that humans can acquire from poultry:
The first group includes food-borne diseases, mainly caused by Salmonella serovars and Campylobacter spp., which are the most common causes of human food-borne bacterial diseases linked to poultry. There are indications that Escherichia coli from poultry can cause disease in humans, in which case E. coli would have to be considered a potential food-borne pathogen. In addition, the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria will also continue to be a hazard to public health.
The second group comprises diseases that are transmitted by direct contact between birds and humans. These include avian influenza, Newcastle disease, and chlamydiosis. Erysipelas has an exceptional position as it mainly infects people working in processing plants via skin injuries.
The third group comprises diseases transmitted by insects, especially ticks from mammals and birds, including poultry, to humans. These include West Nile Virus and Eastern and Western Equine Encephalitis.
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Hafez, H.M., Hauck, R. (2022). Zoonoses Transmitted by Poultry. In: Sing, A. (eds) Zoonoses: Infections Affecting Humans and Animals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85877-3_4-1
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