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Co-contamination of food products from family farms in an environmental disaster area in Southeast Brazil with pathogenic bacteria and enteric viruses

Authors: Sergio Vinicius de Castro Carvalho, Paula Rogovski, Rafael Dorighello Cadamuro, Aline Viancelli, William Michelon, Deyse Almeida dos Reis, Igor Aparecido Santana das Chagas, Regiana Assenço, Maria Célia da Silva Lanna, Helen Treichel, Gislaine Fongaro

Published in: Archives of Virology | Issue 3/2020

Abstract

In the present study, we evaluated the degree of contamination of fresh vegetables, cheeses and jellies from disaster area in Brazil with bacteria and enteric viruses. Food samples (n = 350) were tested for Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp., Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus spp., and enteric viruses (rotavirus A (RVA), human adenovirus (HAdV), hepatitis A virus (HAV), and human norovirus (HNoV). E. coli was present in 56% of the samples, Salmonella spp. was present in 14% of the samples, L. monocytogenes and Staphylococcus spp. (coagulase-positive) were present in 36% of the samples. The enteric viruses RVA and HAdV were detected in cheeses and vegetables.

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Title: Co-contamination of food products from family farms in an environmental disaster area in Southeast Brazil with pathogenic bacteria and enteric viruses
Authors: Sergio Vinicius de Castro Carvalho
Paula Rogovski
Rafael Dorighello Cadamuro
Aline Viancelli
William Michelon
Deyse Almeida dos Reis
Igor Aparecido Santana das Chagas
Regiana Assenço
Maria Célia da Silva Lanna
Helen Treichel
Gislaine Fongaro
Publication date: 01-03-2020
Publisher: Springer Vienna
Keywords: Hepatitis A
Listeria Monocytogenes
Published in: Archives of Virology / Issue 3/2020
Print ISSN: 0304-8608
Electronic ISSN: 1432-8798
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-019-04501-9

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