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Wild Bird Species Pose Campylobacter Contamination Risk to Crops

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Wild Bird Species Pose Campylobacter Contamination Risk to Crops

A new study conducted at the University of California Davis has found that some wild bird species can pose a Campylobacter contamination risk to crops. Scientists know that animals and birds can contaminate crops in the field. The study looked at different bird species and the bacteria they can spread. The risk is low but … Read more

Bird Droppings Carry Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria, Cause Food Poisoning

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Wild Bird Species Pose Campylobacter Contamination Risk to Crops

Whenever there is a food poisoning outbreak linked to produce, we have told you that one source of the pathogen may be bird droppings. A new study conducted at Rice University and published in Elsevier journal Environmental Pollution states that bird droppings carry antibiotic resistant bacteria and may “harbor abundant” numbers of the pathogen along … Read more