[en] Significance and Impact of the Study: Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are important foodborne pathogens responsible for haemorrhagic colitis and haemolytic-uremic syndrome. Cattle are the
major natural reservoir and excrete these bacteria in their faeces. This study investigated the occurrence
and pathogenic potential of ‘gang of five’ STEC (O26, O103, O111, O145, O157) on Belgian dairy cattle
farms and implemented a practical and animal-friendly sampling method aimed at promoting more
widespread STEC surveillance in the bovine reservoir. Since these serogroups are most frequently implicated in human illness, more information on their presence in the bovine reservoir is required to
develop efficient strategies aimed at reducing bovine carriage and the risk of human transmission.
Disciplines :
Veterinary medicine & animal health
Author, co-author :
Engelen, Frederik; Universiteit Gent - UGent > Department of Virology, Parasitology and Immunology > Laboratory of Immunology
Thiry, Damien ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des maladies infectieuses et parasitaires (DMI) > Bactériologie et pathologie des maladies bactériennes
Devleesschauwer, Brecht; Universiteit Gent - UGent > Department of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
Mainil, Jacques ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des maladies infectieuses et parasitaires (DMI) > Bactériologie et pathologie des maladies bactériennes
De Zutter, Lieven; Universiteit Gent - UGent > Department of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety
Cox, Eric; Universiteit Gent - UGent > Department of Virology, Parasitology and Immunology > Laboratory of Immunology
Language :
English
Title :
Occurrence of ‘gang of five’ Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli serogroups on Belgian dairy cattle farms by overshoe sampling
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