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Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus in The food Chain, Humans, and The environment in Mansoura

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Veterinary Parasitology & Microbiology

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Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is responsible for most foodborne outbreaks. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of S. aureus in the food chain, humans, and environment in Mansoura to evaluate one health aspect. A total of 210 samples from raw milk, meat (minced meat, meat by products, and processed meat products), and poultry meat were randomly selected (seventy samples from each); in addition, twenty samples were taken from their surrounding environment and the hands of their workers. These samples were collected from small markets, and student residences located in Mansoura, Egypt, during the period of September 2020 and March 2021. For S. aureus isolation, samples were subjected to standard culture techniques. Identification of S. aureus colonies was performed by molecular confirmation using PCR for the biochemically suspected S. aureus isolates by utilizing a molecular marker that targeted the species-specific thermonuclease-nuc gene. Out of 230 samples, 50 isolates were determined to be S. aureus. The overall prevalence of S. aureus isolates in our study was 21.7% (50/230). S. aureus was present in 35.7% (25/70) of the raw milk sampled. S. aureus isolates were found in 13.3% (4/30), 10% (2/20), and 15% (3/20) of the meat, meat by-products, and processed meat products, respectively. Fourteen (20%) of the seventy samples of chicken meat contained isolates of S. aureus. Ten percent (1/10) of the worker's hand swabs and samples from nearby surfaces contained S. aureus isolates. To improve one health aspect, tracking food and monitoring farm animals must be built.

DOI

10.21608/ejvs.2024.267600.1832

Keywords

S. aureus, Poultry, meat, environment, Workers

Authors

First Name

Manal

Last Name

Hammouda

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Department of Bacteriology, Mycology and Immunology, Faculty of veterinary medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt

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hammoudamanal56@gmail.com

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First Name

Asmaa

Last Name

Sadat

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Affiliation

Department of Bacteriology, Mycology and Immunology, Faculty of veterinary medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt

Email

asmaasadat@mans.edu.eg

City

Mansoura

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0000-0003-0458-2020

First Name

Amal

Last Name

Awad

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Department of Bacteriology, Mycology, and Immunology, Faculty of veterinary medicine, Mansoura University,35516, Egypt

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amalabdo@mans.edu.eg

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0000-0002-1381-8245

Volume

56

Article Issue

3

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47550

Issue Date

2025-03-01

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2024-02-06

Publish Date

2024-03-01

Page Start

427

Page End

435

Print ISSN

1110-0222

Online ISSN

2357-089X

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https://ejvs.journals.ekb.eg/article_353816.html

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140

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Egyptian Journal of Veterinary Sciences

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https://ejvs.journals.ekb.eg/

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Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus in The food Chain, Humans, and The environment in Mansoura

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23 Dec 2024