Abstract

Salmonellosis is the most common food-borne bacterial disease in the world. Salmonella is a significant pathogen for food-producing animals and these animals are the primary source of salmonellosis. It is estimated that herd prevalence varies between 0% and 90%, depending on the animal species and region. The pathogen is spread by trade in animals and non-heated animal food products. The emergence of strains that are resistant to antimicrobials, often as a result of antimicrobial usage in animals, is a public health hazard of great concern. It is increasingly accepted that the prevalence of Salmonella in animal production must be decreased and, in the European Union, plans to achieve this are currently being implemented. In this paper, the authors propose various risk mitigation strategies. Successful control must focus on a range of preventive actions because there is no simple 'silver bullet' solution to reduce Salmonella contamination. The authors conclude that the key to controlling Salmonella is to follow the general rules that have been successfully applied to other infectious diseases

Keywords

Animal products; Antimicrobioal resistance; Control; Disease; Epidemiology; Monitoring; Pre-harvest control; Risk mitigation; Salmonella; Salmonella contamination; Salmonella pathogenicity island; Salmonellosis; Virulence

Published in

Revue Scientifique et Technique- Office International des Epizooties
2006, Volume: 25, number: 2, pages: 541-554
Publisher: OFFICE INT EPIZOOTIES

SLU Authors

• Wierup, Martin

  • Department of Animal Biosciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Veterinary Science
Animal and Dairy Science


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.20506/rst.25.2.1683

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/9353