scholarly journals EQUINE ZOONOTIC DISEASES: A REVIEW

2020 ◽  
pp. 223-226
Author(s):  
Abdul Haseeb ◽  
Kaleem Ullah Sarfraz
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Clostridium Difficile ◽  
Acute Diarrhea ◽  
Protective Clothing ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Zoonotic Diseases ◽  
Hendra Virus ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Vesicular Stomatitis

Zoonotic diseases are those diseases that are transferred from animals to humans. Several equine zoonotic diseases affected humans from mild to severe such as vesicular stomatitis, brucellosis, methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, equine Hendra virus, dermatophytosis, leptospirosis, anthrax, giardiasis, rabies, arboviral encephalitis, acute diarrhea, salmonellosis, clostridium difficile, and cryptosporidiosis. These serious diseases did not eliminate due to many reasons. Personal hygiene, protective clothing, recognition of zoonotic agents and identification of potential fomites can reduce zoonotic diseases or prevent the transfer of zoonotic diseases.

scholarly journals Acquisition Risk Factors of the SCCmec IX-Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Swine Production Personnel in Chiang Mai and Lamphun Provinces, Thailand

Antibiotics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 651
Author(s):  
Peerapat Rongsanam ◽  
Terdsak Yano ◽  
Wuttipong Yokart ◽  
Panuwat Yamsakul ◽  
Suweera Sutammeng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Swine Production ◽  
Chiang Mai ◽  
Mannitol Salt Agar ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Swine Farms ◽  
Contact Frequency

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) harboring the type-IX staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) has been found in pigs and humans in Northern Thailand. However, knowledge of the prevalence and acquisition risk factors of this MRSA strain among swine production personnel (SPP) are needed. The nasal swab samples and data were collected from 202 voluntary SPP and 31 swine farms in Chiang Mai and Lamphun Provinces, Thailand in 2017. MRSA were screened and identified using mannitol salt agar, biochemical and antimicrobial susceptibility testing, multiplex PCR, and the SCCmec typing. The prevalence of MRSA was 7.9% (16/202) and 19.3% (6/31) among SPP and swine farms. All isolates were multidrug-resistant, and 55 of 59 isolates (93%) contained the type-IX SCCmec element. Data analysis indicated that education, working time, contact frequency, working solely with swine production, and personal hygiene were significantly related to MRSA acquisition (p < 0.05). The multivariate analysis revealed that pig farming experience, working days, and showering were good predictors for MRSA carriage among SPP (area under the curve (AUC) = 0.84). The biosecurity protocols and tetracycline use were significantly associated with MRSA detection in pig farms (p < 0.05). Hence, the active surveillance of MRSA and further development of local/national intervention for MRSA control are essential.

scholarly journals 1647Are Hospital Floors an Underappreciated Reservoir for Transmission of Clostridium difficile and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus?

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. S440-S440
Author(s):  
Abhishek Deshpande ◽  
Jennifer Cadnum ◽  
Dennis Fertelli ◽  
Brett Sitzlar ◽  
Priyaleela Thota ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Clostridium Difficile ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Methicillin Resistant

Longitudinal Study of Clostridium difficile and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Associated with Pigs from Weaning through to the End of Processing

2013 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 624-630 ◽  
Author(s):  
PHILIP HAWKEN ◽  
J. SCOTT WEESE ◽  
ROBERT FRIENDSHIP ◽  
KEITH WARRINER
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Clostridium Difficile ◽  
Environmental Samples ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Cross Contamination ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Nasal Swabs ◽  
Processing Facility ◽  
Ribotype 078 ◽  
Spa Type

There has been a recent increase in community-associated infections linked to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Clostridium difficile. It is established that both pathogens can be recovered from retail pork, although it is unclear to what degree contamination is acquired at the farm in comparison to that acquired during processing. To address this gap, the following study reports on the carriage of MRSA and C. difficile on pigs from birth through to the end of processing. C. difficile was isolated from 28 (93%) of 30 pigs at 1 day of age, but prevalence declined sharply to 1 of 26 by market age (188 days). MRSA prevalence peaked at 74 days of age, with 19 (68%) of 28 pigs testing positive, but declined to 3 of 26 at 150 days of age, with no pig being detected as positive at market age. At the processing facility, C. difficile was isolated from the holding area, with a single carcass testing positive for the pathogen at preevisceration. MRSA was primarily isolated from nasal swabs with 8 (31%) carcasses testing positive at postbleed, which increased to 14 (54%) positive at postscald tanks. Only one carcass (sampled at postbleed) tested positive for MRSA, with no recovery of the pathogen from environmental samples taken. C. difficile ribotype 078 predominated in the longitudinal portion of the study, accounting for all of the 68 isolates recovered from pigs. Only three C. difficile isolates, which were identified as ribotype 078, were recovered at the slaughterhouse. MRSA spa type 539 (t034) predominated in pigs on the farm and samples taken at the slaughterhouse, accounting for 80% of all isolates recovered. The study demonstrated that both C. difficile and MRSA acquired on the farm can be transferred through to processing, although no evidence for significant cross-contamination between carcasses or the slaughterhouse environment was evident.

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