Chicken Liver-Associated Outbreaks of Campylobacteriosis and Salmonellosis, United States, 2000-2016: Identifying Opportunities for Prevention

Overview

Journal Foodborne Pathog Dis

Specialties Microbiology
Nutritional Sciences
Parasitology

Date 2018 Sep 8

PMID 30192164

Citations 14

Authors

William A Lanier

Kis Robertson Hale

Aimee L Geissler

Daniel Dewey-Mattia

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Abstract

Chicken liver has been implicated in several reported U.S. illness outbreaks, probably caused by inadequate cooking and pathogen contamination. To identify commonalities among these outbreaks that could represent targets for prevention, we describe chicken liver-associated U.S. outbreaks during 2000-2016 reported to the Food Safety and Inspection Service, to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and in published literature. We identified 28 outbreaks (23 [82.1%] were campylobacteriosis only, 3 [10.7%] were salmonellosis only, and 2 [7.1%] were caused by both pathogens), with 18 (64.3%) occurring during 2014-2016. Common outbreak features included blended chicken liver dishes (e.g., pâté; 24 [85.7%]), inadequate cooking (26 [92.8%]), and preparation in foodservice settings (e.g., sit-down restaurants; 25 [89.3%]). The increasing frequency of reported outbreaks highlights chicken liver as an important food safety problem. Public health partners should collaborate on prevention measures, including education on proper foodservice preparation of blended chicken liver dishes.

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