Campylobacter is a curved, motile bacterium. It causes campylobacteriosis, a major diarrhoeal illness linked to contaminated food, notably raw poultry; it remains a top foodborne pathogen in Europe and beyond.
Tshwane authorities have continued to battle contaminated, unchlorinated tap water after hundreds of illnesses were linked to the Bronkhorstspruit Water Treatment Works. Officials say chlorination has resumed, but safety remains uncertain as cases persist and investigations continue into upstream sewage pollution and governance failures.