The vaccine has shown promise in animal models and currently is undergoing clinical trials. Louis A. Bourgeois, director of the enteric diseases program at the Naval Medical Research Center in Bethesda, Md., says the Navy has been involved in Campylobacter research since the early 1980s. We have also gained an increasing amount of knowledge in the clinical and preclinical development of this product, especially in terms of what happens with the actual infection. We are already seeing some evidence that term protection can occur, which allows for a lot of optimism. People can't assume that anymore.
Consumers have a responsibility in food safety.
Those responsibilities include prompt refrigeration, thorough cooking, avoiding cross-contamination, and washing hands and surfaces often. Thaw raw poultry on a bottom shelf in the refrigerator so that blood or juices don't drip onto other foods. Do not reuse marinades from raw meat or poultry. Never put cooked poultry or meat back on the plate that held the raw product. Wash your hands frequently, especially after handling raw meat and poultry.