A group of diseases in poultry caused by are caused by [Salmonella] species, including fowl typhoid, pullorum disease, Arizona infection, and paratyphoid infection.
Salmonellosis has remained the most important foodborne disease in Europe during the 19990's, although the number of reported cases of campylobacteriosis has been rising and in some countries exceeds that of salmonellosis. Trichinosis remains a significant cause of parasitic outbreaks in some countries.