New born chicks can serve as an experimental animal model for Human Campylobacteriosis

U.K. Chattopadhyay

All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Government of India, Kolkata – 700 073 (India)

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• Gastroenterology

Abstract. – Campylobacter enteritis is an emerging food borne zoonotic disease. Improperly cooked chicken serve as a potential source for this infection. Diarrheogenic potential of Campylobacter jejuni is tested either by in-vivo rat ileal loop (RIL) test or by molecular methods. This study reveals that 3-day-old chicks can serve as an animal model for toxigenic C. jejuni.