Publication Date
January 2013
Abstract
In 2006/7 the prevalence of Salmonella in UK slaughter pigs was found to be amongst the highest in Europe. In advance of the anticipated EU-wide National Control Programme for Salmonella in pigs, a UK-wide monitoring programme was set up by Defra and funded in collaboration with key Government and industry partners. The monitoring programme presented a cost-effective opportunity to concurrently collect data on other potentially zoonotic pathogens for which prevalence data is currently limited, including Toxoplasma, Yersinia, Hepatitis E virus (HEV) and Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus (PRRSv). Antimicrobial resistance testing of Campylobacter coli isolates and testing for ESBL E. coli was also undertaken (details not reported here).
Book Title
10th International Conference on the Epidemiology and Control of Biological, Chemical and Physical Hazards in Pigs and Pork
Pages
57-59
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
DOI
https://doi.org/10.31274/safepork-180809-909
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Animal Diseases Commons, Veterinary Infectious Diseases Commons, Veterinary Microbiology and Immunobiology Commons, Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, and Public Health Commons
Prevalence of Salmonella, Toxoplasma, Yersinia, Hepatitis E and Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus in UK pigs at slaughter
Portland, Maine, USA
In 2006/7 the prevalence of Salmonella in UK slaughter pigs was found to be amongst the highest in Europe. In advance of the anticipated EU-wide National Control Programme for Salmonella in pigs, a UK-wide monitoring programme was set up by Defra and funded in collaboration with key Government and industry partners. The monitoring programme presented a cost-effective opportunity to concurrently collect data on other potentially zoonotic pathogens for which prevalence data is currently limited, including Toxoplasma, Yersinia, Hepatitis E virus (HEV) and Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus (PRRSv). Antimicrobial resistance testing of Campylobacter coli isolates and testing for ESBL E. coli was also undertaken (details not reported here).
