Survey of Campylobacter in foods implicated in foodborne diseases in Southern Brazil

ABSTRACT Campylobacter is not routinely tested in foodborne disease investigations in Brazil. Here, we studied the occurrence of Campylobacter among other food-related bacteria commonly found in foodborne disease outbreaks reported in Rio Grande do Sul State, Southern Brazil. Seventy-two food sample...

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Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors: Marjo Cadó Bessa, Simone Haas, Rosane Campanher Ramos, Raquel Rocha, Daiane Voss-Rech, Raquel Rebelatto, Sabrina Castilho Duarte, Arlei Coldebella, Clarissa Silveira Luiz Vaz
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2020
Subjects:
Campylobacter
Food safety
Outbreak
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/s1678-9946202062090
https://doaj.org/article/296cd781591f4f73be8e584bc7369d38
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Summary:ABSTRACT Campylobacter is not routinely tested in foodborne disease investigations in Brazil. Here, we studied the occurrence of Campylobacter among other food-related bacteria commonly found in foodborne disease outbreaks reported in Rio Grande do Sul State, Southern Brazil. Seventy-two food samples were analyzed by using culture-based detection methods during the 18-month investigation of 36 foodborne disease outbreaks. The sampled foods from the foodborne disease outbreaks were all negative for Campylobacter . However, at least one of other routinely investigated foodborne-related bacteria was detected in 29.17% (21/72) of the samples. Taken together, these results suggest the need to monitor Campylobacter in foodborne diseases to detect sporadic cases caused by Campylobacter that might go unnoticed in Rio Grande do Sul.

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