Report published on factors contributing to the spread of Campylobacter in the European Union.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) recently published a report on factors that may contribute to the spread of Campylobacter in live chickens and chicken carcasses. The findings of the report [1], based on an European Union (EU)-wide survey [2] will provide the basis for further work by scientific experts to investigate further how Campylobacter-contaminated chicken meat affects the levels of human campylobacteriosis. Eurosurveillance. 2010;15(33):pii=19641. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19641