Campylobacter in broiler flocks
The Norwegian Veterinary institute monitor the situation of Campylobacter in broiler flocks on assignment from the Norwegian Food Safety Authority.
Campylobacteriosis is currently the most commonly reported bacterial infectious disease in the Norwegian human population. In almost half of the cases, the infection is acquired in Norway. Consumption of poultry meat purchased raw has been identified as a significant risk factor together with the drinking of undisinfected water, eating at barbecues, occupational exposure to animals, and eating undercooked pork (Kapperud et al. 2003, Am J Epidemiol, 158:234-242).
The files called Handlingsplan is the action plan of the surveillance program, and is only available in Norwegian.
- Handlingsplan Campylobacter 2025
Hovedformålet med handlingsplanen er å redusere eksponeringen i befolkningen for Campylobacter spp. via norsk slaktekylling. Implementering og gjennomføring av handlingsplanen antas å kunne gi en folkehelsegevinst ved at færre mennesker smittes av Campylobacter spp. fra norsk fjørfekjøtt.
2024
Surveillance in 2024 showed that a total of 70 flocks (3.4%) tested positive for Campylobacter spp. when all broiler flocks slaughtered before 51 days of age during the period 1st May – 31st October were tested. In total 2 071 flocks from 495 farms were sampled. Of all farms sampled, 57 (11.5%) had at least one positive flock, and of these, 13 had two flocks. In contrast to previous years, the majority of the positive flocks comes from farms having only one positive flock representing 8.9% (44/495) of all farms tested, they contributed with 62.9% (44/70) of all positive flocks tested in 2024. The carcasses from the positive flocks were either heat treated or frozen for a minimum of three weeks before being marketed. This year’s result of 3.4% positive flocks is the lowest percentage of positive flocks detected since the surveillance period was limited to 1st May to 31st October instead of the whole year. The prevalence is very low compared to most other European countries.
Download report
- Campylobacter in broiler in Norway 2024 (pdf 655kb)
Previous reports
- Handlingsplan Campylobacter 2024 (docx 2mb)
- Campylobacter broiler in Norway 2023 (pdf 486kb)
- Handlingsplan Campylobacter 2023 (docx 2mb)
- Campylobacter broiler in Norway 2022 (pdf 505kb)
- Campylobacter broiler in Norway 2021 (pdf 495kb)
- Handlingsplan Campylobacter 2022 (docx 2mb)
- Handlingsplan Campylobacter 2021 (docx 2mb)
- Campylobacter spp in broiler flocks 2020 (pdf 771kb)
- Handlingsplan Campylobacter 2020 (docx 2mb)
- Campylobacter in broiler flocks 2019 (pdf 599kb)
- Handlingsplan Campylobacter 2019 (docx 785kb)
- Campylobacter in broiler flocks 2018 (pdf 595kb)
- Handlingsplan Campylobacter 2018 (docx 5mb)
- Campylobacter in broiler flocks 2017 (pdf 558kb)
- Handlingsplan Campylobacter 2017 (docx 7mb)
- Campylobacter in broiler flocks 2016 (pdf 552kb)
- Handlingsplan Campylobacter 2016 (pdf 185kb)
- Campylobacter in broiler flocks 2015 (pdf 1mb)
- Handlingsplan Campylobacter 2015 (pdf 262kb)
- Campylobacter in broiler flocks 2014 (pdf 1mb)
- Handlingsplan Campylobacter 2014 (pdf 187kb)
- Campylobacter in broiler flocks 2013 (pdf 1mb)
- Handlingsplan Campylobacter 2013 (pdf 41kb)
- Campylobacter in broiler flocks 2012 (pdf 1mb)
- Handlingsplan Campylobacter 2012 (pdf 454kb)
- Campylobacter in broiler flocks 2011 (pdf 865kb)
- Handlingsplan Campylobacter 2011 (pdf 232kb)
- Campylobacter in broiler flocks 2010 (pdf 606kb)
- Handlingsplan Campylobacter 2010 (pdf 272kb)
- Campylobacter in broiler flocks 2009 (pdf 573kb)
- Handlingsplan Campylobacter 2009 (pdf 141kb)
- Campylobacter in broiler flocks 2008 (pdf 1mb)
- Handlingsplan Campylobacter 2008 (pdf 159kb)
- Campylobacter in broiler flocks 2007 (pdf 2mb)
- Handlingsplan Campylobacter 2007 (pdf 121kb)
- Campylobacter in broiler flocks 2006 (pdf 90kb)
- Handlingsplan Campylobacter 2006 (pdf 91kb)
- Campylobacter in broiler flocks 2005 (pdf 99kb)
- Handlingsplan Campylobacter 2005 (pdf 231kb)
- Campylobacter in broiler flocks 2004 (pdf 75kb)
- Handlingsplan campylobacter 2004 (pdf 180kb)
- Campylobacter in broiler flocks 2003 (pdf 97kb)
- Handlingsplan Campylobacter 2003 (pdf 177kb)
- Campylobacter in broiler flocks 2002 (pdf 180kb)
- Handlingsplan Campylobacter 2002 (pdf 79kb)
- Campylobacter in broiler flocks 2001 (pdf 121kb)