Veterinary use of bacteriophage therapy in intensively-reared livestock.
Virol J
; 16(1): 155, 2019 12 12.
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| ID: mdl-31831017
ABSTRACT
Zoonoses are infectious diseases transmitted directly or indirectly between animals and humans. Several important zoonotic pathogens colonize farm animals asymptomatically, which may lead to contamination of the food chain and public health hazards. Moreover, routine sampling of carcasses at retail by government authorities over the past 20 years suggests the prevalence of antibiotic resistance in foodborne pathogens has increased. If this continues, antibiotics may be ineffective against such pathogens in the future and alternative approaches, such as phage therapy, may be necessary. Intensive livestock farming is the only realistic way of meeting the demand for meat from an increasing global population and growth in middle class consumers in developing countries, particularly in Asia. This review elaborates on the use of phages to control zoonotic pathogens in intensively-reared livestock (poultry and pigs).
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Texto completo:
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Contexto en salud:
3_ND
Problema de salud:
3_neglected_diseases
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3_zoonosis
Asunto principal:
Infecciones Bacterianas
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Medicina Veterinaria
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Portador Sano
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Industria de Alimentos
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Ganado
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Terapia de Fagos
Tipo de estudio:
Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Animals
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Virol J
Asunto de la revista:
VIROLOGIA
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido