Switzerland - Wild boars as an important reservoir for foodborne pathogens
http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/abs/10.1089/fpd.2009.0367
13-Nov-2009 (16 years 6 months 25 days ago)One hundred fifty-three wild boars shot in the canton of Geneva, Switzerland, were studied for the occurrence of foodborne pathogens.
The detection rate of Salmonella spp., Yersinia enterocolitica, Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, stx-positive Escherichia coli, and Listeria monocytogenes was 12%, 35%, 20%, 9%, and 17%, respectively, when tonsil samples were studied.
This study shows that wild boars are frequent carriers of foodborne pathogens.
The detection rate of Salmonella spp., Yersinia enterocolitica, Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, stx-positive Escherichia coli, and Listeria monocytogenes was 12%, 35%, 20%, 9%, and 17%, respectively, when tonsil samples were studied.
This study shows that wild boars are frequent carriers of foodborne pathogens.