Campylobacter is one of the most common bacterial causes of gastrointestinal infection in the United States.

On April 17, 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published its annual report: Incidence and Trends of Infections with Pathogens Transmitted Commonly Through Food

It represents a decrease of over 120 percent during the past five years.

Campylobacter-related illnesses grew by 14 percent over the last five years.