Notifications of campylobacter cases have, according to this story, fallen by more than a third in the past year, suggesting poultry producers are finally limiting the spread of the bacteria on farms and in processing plants.
The downturn is accelerating – notifications in the first four months of this year are down by more than half.
Contaminated chicken is the biggest single source of campylobacter illness, which causes vomiting, diarrhoea, fever, headaches and muscle pain.
New Zealand’s reported rates of the illness are higher than those of comparable countries, and chicken is blamed for about 50 per cent of cases.
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