Foodborne Pathogens Across Different Food Matrices in Sicily (Southern Italy)
Foodborne diseases result from the consumption of foods contaminated with pathogens or their toxins and represent a serious public health problem worldwide. This study aimed to assess the presence of Rotavirus (RoV), Adenovirus (AdV), Norovirus (NoV), Hepatitis A and Hepatitis E viruses (HAV and HEV...
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| author | Valeria Blanda Ilenia Giacchino Valeria Vaglica Vanessa Milioto Sergio Migliore Santina Di Bella Francesca Gucciardi Carmelo Bongiorno Giuseppina Chiarenza Cinzia Cardamone Isabella Mancuso Maria Luisa Scatassa Vincenza Cannella Annalisa Guercio Giuseppa Purpari Francesca Grippi |
| author_facet | Valeria Blanda Ilenia Giacchino Valeria Vaglica Vanessa Milioto Sergio Migliore Santina Di Bella Francesca Gucciardi Carmelo Bongiorno Giuseppina Chiarenza Cinzia Cardamone Isabella Mancuso Maria Luisa Scatassa Vincenza Cannella Annalisa Guercio Giuseppa Purpari Francesca Grippi |
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| description | Foodborne diseases result from the consumption of foods contaminated with pathogens or their toxins and represent a serious public health problem worldwide. This study aimed to assess the presence of Rotavirus (RoV), Adenovirus (AdV), Norovirus (NoV), Hepatitis A and Hepatitis E viruses (HAV and HEV, respectively), <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i>, <i>Coxiella burnetii</i> and <i>Leptospira</i> spp. across various food matrices in Sicily. The analysis concerned 504 samples, including mussels, farmed meat, game meat, vegetables and bulk milk. Following appropriate pre-treatment, acid nucleic extraction was carried out and amplification of pathogen nucleic acids was carried out by molecular methods. The mussels tested positive for NoVs (3/51, 5.9%) and farm meat resulted positive for <i>T. gondii</i> (1/34, 2.9%). The game offal samples tested positive for HEV, which was detected in 17 out of 222 samples (7.7%), and <i>T. gondii</i> (18/318, 5.7%) and <i>Leptospira</i> spp. (2/318, 0.6%). The milk samples tested positive for <i>C. burnetii</i> (15/85, 17.6%), <i>T. gondii</i> (2/85, 2.4%) and <i>Leptospira</i> spp. (1/85, 1.2%). This study highlights the variability in the risk of contamination of different food matrices, confirming the importance of vigilance in the consumption of potentially contaminated food products. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ca90c12e3fa64e6f9dbd8f975cf17ad82024-11-26T18:16:56ZengMDPI AGPathogens2076-08172024-11-01131199810.3390/pathogens13110998Foodborne Pathogens Across Different Food Matrices in Sicily (Southern Italy)Valeria Blanda0Ilenia Giacchino1Valeria Vaglica2Vanessa Milioto3Sergio Migliore4Santina Di Bella5Francesca Gucciardi6Carmelo Bongiorno7Giuseppina Chiarenza8Cinzia Cardamone9Isabella Mancuso10Maria Luisa Scatassa11Vincenza Cannella12Annalisa Guercio13Giuseppa Purpari14Francesca Grippi15Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia A. Mirri, Via G. Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, ItalyIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia A. Mirri, Via G. Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, ItalyIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia A. Mirri, Via G. Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, ItalyIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia A. Mirri, Via G. Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, ItalyIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia A. Mirri, Via G. Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, ItalyIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia A. Mirri, Via G. Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, ItalyIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia A. Mirri, Via G. Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, ItalyIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia A. Mirri, Via G. Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, ItalyIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia A. Mirri, Via G. Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, ItalyIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia A. Mirri, Via G. Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, ItalyIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia A. Mirri, Via G. Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, ItalyIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia A. Mirri, Via G. Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, ItalyIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia A. Mirri, Via G. Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, ItalyIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia A. Mirri, Via G. Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, ItalyIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia A. Mirri, Via G. Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, ItalyIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia A. Mirri, Via G. Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, ItalyFoodborne diseases result from the consumption of foods contaminated with pathogens or their toxins and represent a serious public health problem worldwide. This study aimed to assess the presence of Rotavirus (RoV), Adenovirus (AdV), Norovirus (NoV), Hepatitis A and Hepatitis E viruses (HAV and HEV, respectively), <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i>, <i>Coxiella burnetii</i> and <i>Leptospira</i> spp. across various food matrices in Sicily. The analysis concerned 504 samples, including mussels, farmed meat, game meat, vegetables and bulk milk. Following appropriate pre-treatment, acid nucleic extraction was carried out and amplification of pathogen nucleic acids was carried out by molecular methods. The mussels tested positive for NoVs (3/51, 5.9%) and farm meat resulted positive for <i>T. gondii</i> (1/34, 2.9%). The game offal samples tested positive for HEV, which was detected in 17 out of 222 samples (7.7%), and <i>T. gondii</i> (18/318, 5.7%) and <i>Leptospira</i> spp. (2/318, 0.6%). The milk samples tested positive for <i>C. burnetii</i> (15/85, 17.6%), <i>T. gondii</i> (2/85, 2.4%) and <i>Leptospira</i> spp. (1/85, 1.2%). This study highlights the variability in the risk of contamination of different food matrices, confirming the importance of vigilance in the consumption of potentially contaminated food products.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/13/11/998foodborne pathogensvirusesbacteria<i>Toxoplasma gondii</i>zoonosismilk |
| spellingShingle | Valeria Blanda Ilenia Giacchino Valeria Vaglica Vanessa Milioto Sergio Migliore Santina Di Bella Francesca Gucciardi Carmelo Bongiorno Giuseppina Chiarenza Cinzia Cardamone Isabella Mancuso Maria Luisa Scatassa Vincenza Cannella Annalisa Guercio Giuseppa Purpari Francesca Grippi Foodborne Pathogens Across Different Food Matrices in Sicily (Southern Italy) Pathogens foodborne pathogens viruses bacteria <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> zoonosis milk |
| title | Foodborne Pathogens Across Different Food Matrices in Sicily (Southern Italy) |
| title_full | Foodborne Pathogens Across Different Food Matrices in Sicily (Southern Italy) |
| title_fullStr | Foodborne Pathogens Across Different Food Matrices in Sicily (Southern Italy) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Foodborne Pathogens Across Different Food Matrices in Sicily (Southern Italy) |
| title_short | Foodborne Pathogens Across Different Food Matrices in Sicily (Southern Italy) |
| title_sort | foodborne pathogens across different food matrices in sicily southern italy |
| topic | foodborne pathogens viruses bacteria <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> zoonosis milk |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/13/11/998 |
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