Ocorrência de Campylobacter spp. em carne e miúdos de frango expostos ao consumo em Belém, Pará

Freitas, J. ANoronha, G. N

In order to study Campylobacter in chicken meat exposed to consumption in the city of Belém, state of Pará, Brazil, 16 samples (four of liver, four of gizzard, two of heart, two of skin, one of neck, two of carcass and a mixture of neck skin and fragments of the abdominal cavity), collected in clandestine butcher shops, fair-free and supermarkets were submitted to isolation and identification according to the recommended methods. In high percentage, the foods exposed to consumption were contaminated by this agent, meaning a potential risk to the human health.(AU)

1. carne de frango
2. vigilância sanitária
3. sanitary surveillance
4. Campylobacter spp.
5. chicken meat