Faecal carriage of verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli 0157 in cattle and sheep at slaughter in Great Britain

A 12-month abattoir survey was conducted between January 1999 and January 2000, to determine the prevalence of faecal carriage of verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli 0157 (VTEC 0157) in cattle and sheep slaughtered for human consumption in Great Britain. Samples of rectum containing faeces were...

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Published in:Veterinary record 2002-05, Vol.150 (19), p.593-598
Main Authors: Paiba, G. A., Pascoe, S. J. S., Wilesmith, J. W., Kidd, S. A., Byrne, C., Ryan, J. B. M., Smith, R. P., McLaren, I. M., Jones, Y. E., Chappell, S. A., Gibbens, J. C., Futter, R. J., Kay, A. C. S., Willshaw, G. A., Cheasty, T.
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Summary:A 12-month abattoir survey was conducted between January 1999 and January 2000, to determine the prevalence of faecal carriage of verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli 0157 (VTEC 0157) in cattle and sheep slaughtered for human consumption in Great Britain. Samples of rectum containing faeces were collected from 3939 cattle and 4171 sheep at 118 abattoirs, in numbers proportional to the throughput of the premises. The annual prevalence of faecal carriage of VTEC 0157 was 4.7 per cent (95 per cent confidence interval 4.1 to 5.4) for cattle and 1.7 per cent (1.3 to 2.1) for sheep, values which were statistically significantly different from each other (P
ISSN:0042-4900
2042-7670
DOI:10.1136/vr.150.19.593