Campylobacter assessment along the Spanish food chain: Identification of key points.
Zoonoses Public Health
; 71(6): 755-762, 2024 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
AIMS:
Campylobacteriosis, caused by Campylobacter spp., is one of the most important foodborne zoonotic diseases in the world and a common cause of gastroenteritis. In the European Union, campylobacteriosis is considered the most common zoonotic disease, with over 10,000 cases in 2020 alone. This high occurrence highlights the need of more efficient surveillance methods and identification of key points. METHODS ANDRESULTS:
Herein, we evaluated and identified key points of Campylobacter spp. occurrence along the Spanish food chain during 2015-2020, based on the following variables product, stage and region. We analysed a dataset provided by the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition using a machine learning algorithm (random forests). Campylobacter presence was influenced by the three selected explanatory variables, especially by product, followed by region and stage. Among the studied products, meat, especially poultry and sheep, presented the highest probability of occurrence of Campylobacter, where the bacterium was present in the initial, intermediate and final stages (e.g., wholesale, retail) of the food chain. The presence in final stages may represent direct consumer exposure to the bacteria. CONCLUSSIONS By using the random forest method, this study contributes to the identification of Campylobacter key points and the evaluation of control efforts in the Spanish food chain.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Campylobacter
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Infecções por Campylobacter
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Microbiologia de Alimentos
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Zoonoses Public Health
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Zoonoses and public health
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Zoonoses public health
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article