ABSTRACT
Foodborne diseases (both infections and intoxications) are responsible for considerable morbidity and mortality in both industrialized and developing countries; so, foodborne pathogens are a major issue in food safety worldwide. Foodborne zoonotic pathogens are of great importance with regard to consumer health and protection. The globalization of the food supply has presented new challenges for food safety and has contributed to the national and international public health problem of foodborne diseases. Foodborne zoonotic pathogens are of great importance with regard to consumer health and protection. Introduction of new technologies in food industry and changes in the susceptibility of population to disease have all highlighted the problem of foodborne emerging pathogens. During the past two decades, refinements in the isolation techniques in veterinary science led to the discovery of Arcobacter spp. as animal and human pathogen. Arcobacter sp. are emerging as an important foodborne zoonotic pathogens, causing 18infections in humans and animals. There are 25 species of Arcobacter genus that are being reported. Arcobacter sp. have been reported from chickens, domestic animals (cattle, sheep, pigs, horses, and dogs), meat (poultry, pork, and beef), milk, and vegetables in different countries. Arcobacter sp. are implicated as causative agents of diarrhea, mastitis, and abortion in animals and gastroenteritis, diarrhea, bacteremia, endocarditis, and peritonitis in humans.
