Publication Date
January 2011
Abstract
Human pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica and Y. pseudotuberculosis typically cause enteric infections in humans, mainly young children. Pigs are the main animal reservoir for pathogenic Y. enterocolitica and infection in humans is often acquired by the consumption of contaminated pork. The aim of this work was to determine the contamination of pig carcasses with enteropathogenic Yersinia spp. in Belgium. Therefore, 180 pig carcasses were sampled in 9 different slaughterhouses.
Book Title
42nd International Conference on the Epidemiology and Control of Biological, Chemical and Physical Hazards in Pigs and Pork
Pages
126-129
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
DOI
https://doi.org/10.31274/safepork-180809-594
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Occurrence of human enteropathogenic Yersinia spp. in Belgian pigs and contamination of pork carcasses during slaughter
Maastricht, Netherlands
Human pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica and Y. pseudotuberculosis typically cause enteric infections in humans, mainly young children. Pigs are the main animal reservoir for pathogenic Y. enterocolitica and infection in humans is often acquired by the consumption of contaminated pork. The aim of this work was to determine the contamination of pig carcasses with enteropathogenic Yersinia spp. in Belgium. Therefore, 180 pig carcasses were sampled in 9 different slaughterhouses.
