Foodborne diseases represent a significant public health issue, regarding both collective health and the economy, with implications for healthcare costs and agribusiness. This paper shows the description and results of the investigation of a subsp foodborne outbreak that occurred in the Marche Region (Italy) in 2022, which was linked to the consumption of a roasted pork product (). As part of the outbreak investigations discussed in this article, molecular analysis to evaluate the genomic correlation between clinical, food, and environmental origin strains was carried out.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe monophasic variant of . Typhimurium 4,[5],12:i:- (MVST) is the third most commonly reported serovar involved in human infections (8.8%) in the EU and ranks after .
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe flow of information between farms and slaughterhouses about animal health, is a fundamental process for modern meat inspection. The information provided by Food Chain Information (FCI) systems in medium-small sized slaughterhouses in central Italy, focusing on the data provided on the animal's health status, was performed through a five-year survey together with the number of organ and carcass condemnation for bovine, swine and ovine. The annual prevalence of condemnation was higher in bovine (from 10.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe (the competent health authority of the Marche Region), in collaboration with the local producers' Association conducted a series of studies on the presence of as an indicator of faecal contamination in the environment, in shellfish and in fishery waters, and on the factors that can affect their presence. These studies, carried out from 2008 to 2011, included an assessment of the currents along the coast, of the precipitations, and data from the monitoring of on shellfish harvested in the collection areas were examined. The results showed that in most cases, small concentrations of microorganisms in shellfish corresponded to little or no precipitations, while an increase in the levels of was preceded by more or less abundant rainfalls.
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