Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Kerbala, Public Health Branch, has discussed the M A. Thesis , presented by (Tuqa Talib Abdel-Aziz), and it is entitled:
“Infection Rates and Molecular Identification of Campylobacter species in Humans and Slaughtered Broiler-Chickens at Kerbala Retail Points and a Study of Effect of pH and Temperature on the Bacterial Survival and Growth”
The study aims at determining prevalence of Campylobacter species and infection rates of Campylobacter species in humans and broiler chickens slaughtered at retail points of sale in Karbala.
The thesis shows that contamination rates of Campylobacter species are 26% in intestines of broilers, 12.5% in carcass rinse water, 10% from defeathering machines, and 7.5% in frozen chicken. The infection rate in humans is 6%, and the results show that there is a significant correlation between age and infection with Campylobacter bacteria, as the results explains that infections increased in children under the age of five. The incidence rate decreases with age.
