ena-STUDY-Scientific Insitute of Public Health-27-07-2017-12:28:56:902-1002
First detection of E. coli VIM-1 in meat products in Belgium, 2015
We report here the first detection of a carbapenemase producing E. coli (CPE) in the Belgium food chain in 2015. The isolate from pork meat contained the carbapenemase gene bla VIM-1. Whole genome sequence (WGS) analysis was conducted to further characterize the isolated. The presence of CPE into the food chain increases the concern about the potential spread to humans.
We report here the first detection of a carbapenemase producing E. coli (CPE) in the Belgium food chain in 2015. The isolate from pork meat contained the carbapenemase gene bla VIM-1. Whole genome sequence (WGS) analysis was conducted to further characterize the isolated. The presence of CPE into the food chain increases the concern about the potential spread to humans.