Background A risk assessment conducted by EFSA identified Salmonella enterica (Salmonella)
as a high-risk hazard at the EU level in the context of meat inspection of swine. Despite …

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the antioxidative and antimicrobial effects of
the ethanol and buffered water infusions of six different plants grown in Estonia, namely …

The prevalence, counts and genetic diversity of Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat (RTE)
vacuum and modified atmosphere packaged meat and fish products was studied in …

Since 2005 campylobacteriosis has been the most commonly reported gastrointestinal
infection in humans in the European Union with more than 200,000 cases annually. Also …

Campylobacter contamination of poultry meat at retail level was studied in two surveys during
the twelve-month period of 2012 in Estonia. The data from these surveys were combined …

The reservoir and source of human campylobacteriosis is primarily considered to be poultry,
but also other such as ruminants, pets and environmental sources are related with infection …

The decreased costs of genome sequencing have increased the capability to apply whole-genome
sequencing to epidemiological surveillance of zoonotic Campylobacter jejuni. …

Listeria monocytogenes sequence type 1247 clonal complex 8 caused a prolonged multicountry
outbreak in five EU countries: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, and Sweden. A total …

Plant powders with antimicrobial properties can be used in food manufacturing and must
comply with the demands of consumers regarding microbiological safety, nutritional value, and …

Genotypes of Campylobacter jejuni in Baltic fresh broiler chicken meat and in Estonian
human origin samples were determined by using MLST. We observed associations between …