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This article describes the extent of, and trends in, workrelated injuries and diseases in poultry farming in NSW, using new major claims data from the Workers’ Compensation Scheme over a nine-year period (1991– 1992 to 1999–2000) for the analysis. Poultry farming, which includes industries that produce poultry for meat and poultry for eggs, was the fifth largest rural industry in NSW in 1999–20...

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Campylobacter jejuni is a prominent bacterial cause of human gastroenteritis. Campylobacteriosis outbreaks reported were related to the ingestion contaminated food. Meat are be frequently infected with C. jejuni. It well recognized that one main causes gastroenteritis in humans, and poultry meat source. A number studies several countries have shown occurrence animal farms, slaughterhouses, meat...