Hunted game birds – Carriers of foodborne pathogens
| Autor: | Rauni Kivistö, Riikka Laukkanen-Ninios, Sauli Laaksonen, Emma Woivalin, Mikaela Sauvala, Maria Fredriksson-Ahomaa, Roger Stephan |
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| Přispěvatelé: | University of Zurich, Sauvala, Mikaela, Food Hygiene and Environmental Health, Helsinki One Health (HOH), Veterinary Environmental Hygiene Research Group, Departments of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Biosciences, Maria Fredriksson-Ahomaa / Principal Investigator |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Veterinary medicine Zoonotic bacteria Bacterial Zoonoses Aerobic bacteria CONSUMERS Animals Wild Food Contamination 610 Medicine & health medicine.disease_cause Game bird Microbiology Birds Foodborne Diseases Feces 03 medical and health sciences Hunting season Waterfowl medicine Animals Humans Finland 10082 Institute of Food Safety and Hygiene 1106 Food Science 030304 developmental biology 2. Zero hunger YERSINIA-PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS 11832 Microbiology and virology 0303 health sciences MEAT Bacteria biology WATERFOWL 030306 microbiology Campylobacter 2404 Microbiology food and beverages Bacterial Infections biology.organism_classification 416 Food Science Listeria Anas crecca 570 Life sciences Phasianus human activities Multilocus Sequence Typing PCR screening MLST Food Science |
| DOI: | 10.5167/uzh-216249 |
| Popis: | Game birds may carry zoonotic bacteria in their intestines and transmit them to hunters through bird handling or through the handling and consumption of contaminated meat. In this study, the prevalence of foodborne bacteria was screened from game bird faeces and mallard breast meat using PCR. The sampling occurred in southern Finland from August to December during the hunting season. Isolates were characterized by multi-locus sequence typing. Mesophilic aerobic bacteria and Escherichia coli counts were used to assess the microbial contamination of mallard meat. In total, 100 woodpigeon (Columba palumbus), 101 pheasants (Phasianus colchicus), 110 mallards (Anas platyrhynchos), and 30 teals (Anas crecca) were screened during the hunting season. Additionally, 100 mallard breast meat samples were collected. Campylobacter and Listeria were commonly detected in the faeces and Listeria on mallard meat. L. monocytogenes of sequence types associated with human listeriosis were frequently found in game bird faeces and on mallard meat. Good hygiene during game bird handling, storing the game bird meat frozen, and proper heat treatment are important measures to minimize the health risk for hunters and consumers. |
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