Foodborne Pathogens Across Different Food Matrices in Sicily (Southern Italy)

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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Main Authors: 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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-11-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
foodborne pathogens
viruses
bacteria
<i>Toxoplasma gondii</i>
zoonosis
milk
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/13/11/998
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2076-0817

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