Escherichia coli O157:H7 : local epidemiology and disease spectrum in Brazil

Escherichia coli O157: H7 is one of the most important foodborne pathogens nowadays, since it has been responsible for severe outbreaks worldwide. Even though this food pathogen has been isolated in many countries, Brazilian foods were considered E. coli O157:H7-free until recently. However, the pre...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Paula, Cheila Minéia Daniel de, Loiko, Márcia Regina, Tondo, Eduardo Cesar
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UFRGS
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:www.lume.ufrgs.br:10183/206516
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10183/206516
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Escherichia coli 0157:h7
Contaminação do alimento
Escherichia coli O157:H7
Brazil
Food contamination
Animal contamination
Descripción
Sumario:Escherichia coli O157: H7 is one of the most important foodborne pathogens nowadays, since it has been responsible for severe outbreaks worldwide. Even though this food pathogen has been isolated in many countries, Brazilian foods were considered E. coli O157:H7-free until recently. However, the presence of E. coli O157:H7 has been reported in diverse foods produced in Brazil and an increasing number of isolation from cattle feces has been observed, demonstrating that this pathogen is present in different parts of Brazil, and severe foodborne outbreaks may occur in the near future if adequate control measures are not implemented.