Foodborne Pathogens and Control Strategies in Poultry

Dear Colleagues,

Food safety of poultry products is a global issue that not only affects public health, but also has serious consequences on international poultry production industries and international trade.

In spite of significant improvements in biosecurity and hygienic practices at all stages of poultry production worldwide, foodborne pathogenic-based diseases remain a persistent threat to human and animal health. The 2019 World Bank report on the economic burden of the foodborne diseases indicated that the total productivity loss associated with foodborne disease in low- and middle-income countries was estimated at USD 95.2 billion per year, and the annual cost of treating foodborne illnesses is estimated at USD 15 billion.

Although a wide array of interventions has been developed to reduce the carriage of foodborne pathogens in poultry, the further development of cost-effective, pre- and post-harvest interventions to reduce these pathogens would be valuable to the industry and consumers.

This Special Issue will provide a forum for the poultry foodborne pathogen research community to present the most recent advances on infection biology including innate and adaptive immunity, post-transcriptional gene regulation, persistence and carriage, and the interplay between pathogen, host and the gut microbiota. The broad spectrum of subjects should facilitate interdisciplinary interactions and accelerate research aimed at controlling and treating foodborne infections in poultry and reduce consumer food safety issues.

Dr. Michael H. Kogut
Dr. James Allen Byrd
Guest Editors

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• Salmonella
• Campylobacter
• chickens
• turkeys
• pre-harvest
• post-harvest
• poultry