Prevalence and Characterization of Foodborne Pathogens in Dairy Cattle in the Eastern Part of Japan

Yoshimasa SASAKI; Mariko MURAKAMI; Mika HARUNA; Noriko MARUYAMA; Tetsuya MORI; Kazuo ITO; Yukiko YAMADA

doi:10.1292/jvms.12-0327

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Prevalence and Characterization of Foodborne Pathogens in Dairy Cattle in the Eastern Part of Japan

Yoshimasa SASAKI, Mariko MURAKAMI, Mika HARUNA, Noriko MARUYAMA, Tetsuya MORI, Kazuo ITO, Yukiko YAMADA

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Yoshimasa SASAKI
Food Safety and Consumer Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, 1–2–1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100–8950, Japan
Mariko MURAKAMI
Food Safety and Consumer Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, 1–2–1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100–8950, Japan
Mika HARUNA
Food Safety and Consumer Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, 1–2–1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100–8950, Japan
Noriko MARUYAMA
Research Institute for Animal Science in Biochemistry and Toxicology, 3–7–11 Hashimotodai, Midori-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252–0132, Japan
Tetsuya MORI
Institute for Food and Environmental Sciences, Tokyo Kenbikyo-in Foundation, 5–1 Toyomi-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104–0055, Japan
Kazuo ITO
Food Safety and Consumer Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, 1–2–1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100–8950, Japan
Yukiko YAMADA
Food Safety and Consumer Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, 1–2–1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100–8950, Japan

Keywords: Campylobacter, dairy cattle, Listeria monocytognes, Salmonella, STEC O157

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2013 Volume 75 Issue 4 Pages 543-546

DOI https://doi.org/10.1292/jvms.12-0327

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Abstract

To investigate the prevalence and characterization of foodborne pathogens [Campylobacter spp., Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella spp.] in dairy cows, rectal content grab samples were collected from 250 dairy cows reared on 25 dairy farms in eastern Japan from December 2010 through February 2011. Campylobacter jejuni was isolated from 106 (42%) cows on 23 (92%) farms, STEC O157 from three cows on one farm, L. monocytogenes from three cows on another three farms and Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium from eight cows on another farm. STEC O26 was not isolated from any of the dairy farms investigated. The results suggest that C. jejuni is widespread in dairy farms in eastern Japan.

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