Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in powdered infant milk: paratuberculosis in cattle - the public health problem to be solved

K. Hruska, M. Bartos, P. Kralik and I. Pavlik
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K. Hruska: Veterinary Research Institute2, Brno, Czech Republic
M. Bartos: Veterinary Research Institute2, Brno, Czech Republic
P. Kralik: Veterinary Research Institute2, Brno, Czech Republic
I. Pavlik: Veterinary Research Institute2, Brno, Czech Republic

Veterinární medicína, 2005, vol. 50, issue 8, 327-335

Abstract: Fifty one products of dried milk baby food purchased from 10 producers from seven countries available on the Czech market have been tested. IS900, the specific fragments for Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) have been detected using PCR in 25 samples (49.0 %) and fragment f57 by real time PCR in 18 samples (35.3%). These results correspond to the epidemiological situation in Europe and are not unexpected. Paratuberculosis in cattle was almost unknown in the Czech Republic until 1990. An increase in the number of cows with paratuberculosis found in slaughterhouses and the incidence of Crohn's disease in the last decade is evident. The possible risk of MAP dead cells or bacterial structures in food is discussed in respect to autoimmune Crohn's disease. The national programmes of paratuberculosis control and certification of paratuberculosis-free herds should be strongly supported to decrease the risk for children and other people under higher risk. Producers should use MAP free milk for baby food production on a voluntary basis.

Keywords: Johne's disease; paratuberculosis control; Crohn's disease; IS900; f57 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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