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. 2018 Jun;24(6):1130–1133. doi: 10.3201/eid2406.171900

Table 2. Animal livers collected from retailers and slaughterhouses and percentage positive for Campylobacter, Salmonella, and Escherichia coli O157:H7, Quebec, Canada, October 2014–March 2017.

Source and pathogen
Veal livers

Pork livers

Chicken livers

Beef livers
Total
No.
% Positive
No.
% Positive
No.
% Positive
No.
% Positive
Retailer 59 27 19 41 146
Campylobacter 35.7 16.7 10.5 28.2
Salmonella 5.1 44.4 32.0 0
E. coli O157:H7

0


0


0


0

Slaughterhouse 38 41 58 56 193
Campylobacter 16.2 25.6 45.6 12.7
Salmonella 0 2.4 19.0 0
E. coli O157:H7

0


2.4


0


0

Total 97 68 77 97 339
Campylobacter 28.0 22.2 36.8 19.1
Salmonella 3.1 19.1 22.1 0
E. coli O157:H7 0 1.5 0 0