title: [Salmonellae and consumer health protection].
abstract: To a major extent, the dramatic increase of food-transmitted infections caused by Salmonella is due to latent Salmonella infections in animal stocks. At the moment, a uniform clone of the phage type 4 of Salmonella enteritidis is mainly responsible. It causes illness through eggs or egg-containing food. Control of salmonellosis is made more difficult by the fact that, apart from affecting animal stocks, it has now contaminated the environment including feed stuffs. In addition, secondary contamination, occurring during both food production and processing, is a constant threat to public health. The most important aim must be the creation of Salmonella-free animal stocks by carrying out regular hygiene control and vaccination programmes and implementing immune-prophylactic measures. Because of the EC Zoonoses Guideline, redevelopment efforts will have to concentrate in the first place on poultry stocks. It is expected from the EC Egg Regulation, in force since May 1993, that it will drastically diminish the risk of infection from the final product. This paper discusses the most recent registration statistics and inspection results regarding food, animal stocks, faeces, sewage, feedstuff and soil samples. Furthermore, epidemiological facts as well as ways and causes of infection are described. Finally, the author gives recommendations for the fight against salmonellosis.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Grossklaus
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed / Q000382:microbiology; D000818:Animals; D004531:Eggs / Q000382:microbiology*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005516:Food Microbiology; D006801:Humans; D011200:Poultry; D012478:Salmonella Food Poisoning / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012477:Salmonella enteritidis; D012722:Sewage; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D015047:Zoonoses
chemical_list: D012722:Sewage
vernacular_title: Salmonellen und gesundheitlicher Verbraucherschutz.