Poultry on the Estonian market is infected with superbugs, a study says

Published 2024년 6월 19일

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A study by Triin Tedersoo from the Estonian University of Life Sciences has found that poultry meat imported into Estonia from Lithuania and Latvia is contaminated with campylobacter bacteria resistant to antibiotics. The research discovered that 90.2% of the Campylobacter strains from broiler chicken meat in 2018 and 2019 were resistant to one or more antimicrobials, compared to Estonian chicken meat, which was sensitive to all antimicrobials used. The study has raised concerns about the health risks posed by antibiotic-resistant bacteria in food and emphasizes the importance of adhering to treatment guidelines for both humans and animals to reduce the incidence of antimicrobial resistance. The study also found that pigs were carriers of antimicrobial-resistant C. coli, but did not specify the origin of the infected products. The findings highlight the need for better practices in the poultry industry to address the issue of superbugs in livestock.
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Imported poultry meat on the Estonian market is contaminated with campylobacters resistant to antibiotics and potentially hazardous to customers, a researcher has reported. “The current study revealed that broiler chicken meat of Lithuanian and Latvian origin sold in Estonian retail stores was contaminated with highly resistant Campylobacter spp,” Triin Tedersoo, a researcher from the Estonian University of Life Sciences said, adding that high genetic diversity was observed among the Campylobacter isolates from fresh broiler chicken meat samples. The study’s findings are alarming: a staggering 90.2% of the Campylobacter strains isolated from broiler chicken meat in 2018–2019 were resistant to one or more antimicrobials. This means that a significant share of poultry on the Estonian market is potentially hazardous to consumers. In contrast, Campylobacter isolates from fresh broiler chicken meat of Estonian origin were sensitive to all the tested antimicrobials, highlighting the ...
Source: Poultryworld

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