Distribution of non-tuberculosis mycobacteria in environmental samples from a slaughterhouse and in raw and processed meats

Monika Morávková, Marija Kaevska, Neysan Donnelly and Ivo Pavlík
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Monika Morávková: Veterinary Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic
Marija Kaevska: Veterinary Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic
Neysan Donnelly: Veterinary Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic
Ivo Pavlík: Veterinary Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic

Czech Journal of Food Sciences, 2009, vol. 27, issue 3, 194-202

Abstract: The notification of all cases of diagnosed bovine tuberculosis is a statutory requirement, while the same is not true for other mycobacterial infections. Thus, the establishment of the true incidence of infection with non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) is difficult. The aim of this study was to describe the incidence of NTM in environmental samples from a pig slaughterhouse and from raw and processed meat samples collected from supermarkets and butchers. Three species of mycobacteria (M. chelonae, M. kansasii, and M. intermedium) were detected in 8.0% of the environmental samples from a pig slaughterhouse and in 9.3% of raw and 7.7% of processed meat, respectively. The isolation of a single NTM species from these samples is a disturbing finding and means that raw meat may be a potential pathway for the transmission of NTM infections to humans.

Keywords: mycobacteria; meat; food safety; zoonosis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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