Campylobacter spp

In industrialized countries, the modern concept of protecting water resources and the development of increasingly effective potable techniques have led to the virtual eradication of water-based diseases, eliminating those diseases caused by the "classic pathogens". However, the overexploitation of sources of supply together with aging water treatment plants, aging distribution networks and small and large-scale climate change, have led to the emergence and growth of other water-based pathogens, including Campylobacter.

The natural habitat of most Campylobacter species is the intestines of birds and other animals. It can, however, be detected in the environment and in water intended for drinking where contamination with feces of infected animals or individuals has occurred. This is generating more and more interest in the Water Safety Plan.

* ISS - Year 2004; Microbiological risk associated with drinking water consumption in industrialised countries **Patent licence nos. WO 00/28082, WO 01/34790, WO 01/77317, WO 02/24902, WO 01/34838 ***Industrial patent no. 0001425753 del 09.11.2016