Smission of salmonella between swine farms by the housefly (Musca domestica)

Yu Chih Wang; Yi Chih Chang; Hsiao Li Chuang; Chien Chao Chiu; Kuang Sheng Yeh; Chao Chin Chang; Shih Ling Hsuan; Wen Hsin Lin; Ter Hsin Chen

doi:10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-10-394

Smission of salmonella between swine farms by the housefly (Musca domestica)

Yu Chih Wang, Yi Chih Chang, Hsiao Li Chuang, Chien Chao Chiu, Kuang Sheng Yeh, Chao Chin Chang, Shih Ling Hsuan, Wen Hsin Lin, Ter Hsin Chen

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Abstract

The domestic pig is an important source of human salmonellosis, and houseflies are potential mechanical vectors of foodborne Salmonella pathogens. In 2005, we recovered 144 Salmonella isolates from flies and swine stool samples from 11 farms in Taoyuan County and Hsin Chu County (northwestern Taiwan). A total of 71.5% of the isolates were resistant to at least three antibiotics. There were a total of 14 serotypes, and 8 of these serotypes were present in both flies and swine stool samples. Some multidrug-resistant Salmonella strains coming from different swine farms were found to have identical pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Among four common serotypes, we identified 18 PFGE patterns, 8 of which were present in flies and swine stools. The similarity in PFGE profiles between isolates from swine and flies in different farms indicate the potential of flies to serve as a vector for transmission.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1012-1016
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Food Protection
Volume	74
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-10-394
Publication status	Published - Jun 2011
Externally published	Yes

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Smission of salmonella between swine farms by the housefly (Musca domestica)

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