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Abstract The genus campylobacter is of great importance to public health. Poultry is a natural host for Campylobacter species and the broiler chickens gut especially the caeca is often colonized by C. jejuni in particular. Thereby, this study was carried out to study the role of broilers and their meat in transmitting of Campylobacter spp. to humans live in Sharkia Province, Egypt. A total of 533 samples from human (stool, n=246) and chicken (131 cloacal swabs, 39 thigh meat, 39 breast meat, 39 neck skin and 39 caecal part) were collected from Zagazig city, Sharkia Province, Egypt during the period extended from September, 2013 to March, 2014. All samples were phenotypically screened for the presence of Campylobacter spp. In chickens, campylobacters were isolated from 46 cloacal swabs (35.1%), 12 neck skin (30.8%), 12 breast meat (30.8%), 15 thigh meat (38.5%) and 16 caecal part (41.23%). C. jejuni were identified in 21 cloacal swabs (45.7%), 6 neck skin (50%), 5 breast meat (41.7%), 7 thigh meat (46.7%) and 13 caecal parts (81.3%). Human stool samples (246) were collected from persons attending the outpatient clinic of Al-Ahrar general hospital. In human, 13 stool samples were found to be positive for Campylobacters (5.3%). C. jejuni were identified in 10 isolates (76.9%), while the other 3 isolate was identified as C. coli (23.1%). |