Publications
The role of animal movement, including off-farm rearing of heifers, in the interherd transmission of multidrug-resistant Salmonella Ghent University
Detection of low numbers of healthy and sub-lethally injured Salmonella enterica in chocolate Ghent University
Prevalence, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Molecular Characterization of Salmonella in Cattle, Beef, and Diarrheic Patients in Bishoftu, Ethiopia Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Ghent University
Within Ethiopia, there is a lack of information on the genetic relatedness of Salmonella from cattle, beef, and diarrheic patients and its potential transmission from cattle to humans through consumption of contaminated beef. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and determine the serotypes, genetic relatedness, and antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella in cattle in two local slaughterhouses, in beef at retail shops, and ...
Bacteriological evaluation of vaccination against Salmonella Typhimurium with an attenuated vaccine in subclinically infected pig herds Ghent University
Subclinical infections with Salmonella Typhimurium occur frequently in pigs. They constitute a risk for human salmonellosis and are difficult to control with currently available control measures. Vaccination against Salmonella Typhimurium in pigs can be an effective tool to control Salmonella infections at farm level. In the present study, the efficacy of an attenuated Salmonella Typhimurium vaccine (Salmoporc®, IDT Biologika) to control ...
Salmonella control in poultry flocks and its public health impact Ghent University
Salmonella prevalence and persistence in industrialized poultry slaughterhouses Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Ghent University
Salmonella contamination sources and transmission routes were studied in 5 Belgian poultry slaughterhouses. Samples from the slaughter and cutting line after cleaning and disinfection were collected, as well as neck skin samples and thighs during slaughter of the first flock. In total, 680 swab and water samples were taken from the slaughter line before slaughter. In all slaughterhouses, Salmonella was notwithstanding cleaning and ...