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A review of Listeria monocytogenes from meat and meat products: Epidemiology, virulence factors, antimicrobial resistance and diagnosis
2020
Matle, Itumeleng(Agricultural Research Council Bacteriology Division ,University of South Africa Department of Agriculture and Animal Health) | Mbatha, Khanyisile R.(University of South Africa Department of Agriculture and Animal Health) | Madoroba, Evelyn(University of Zululand Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology)
Listeria monocytogenes is a zoonotic food-borne pathogen that is associated with serious public health and economic implications. In animals, L. monocytogenes can be associated with clinical listeriosis, which is characterised by symptoms such as abortion, encephalitis and septicaemia. In human beings, listeriosis symptoms include encephalitis, septicaemia and meningitis. In addition, listeriosis may cause gastroenteric symptoms in human beings and still births or spontaneous abortions in pregnant women. In the last few years, a number of reported outbreaks and sporadic cases associated with consumption of contaminated meat and meat products with L. monocytogenes have increased in developing countries. A variety of virulence factors play a role in the pathogenicity of L. monocytogenes. This zoonotic pathogen can be diagnosed using both classical microbiological techniques and molecular-based methods. There is limited information about L. monocytogenes recovered from meat and meat products in African countries. This review strives to: (1) provide information on prevalence and control measures of L. monocytogenes along the meat value chain, (2) describe the epidemiology of L. monocytogenes (3) provide an overview of different methods for detection and typing of L. monocytogenes for epidemiological, regulatory and trading purposes and (4) discuss the pathogenicity, virulence traits and antimicrobial resistance profiles of L. monocytogenes.
Show more [+] Less [-]A review of the infectious diseases of African wild ruminants
2001
Worthington, R.W. | Bigalke, R.D.
The detection of lumpy skin disease virus in samples of experimentally infected cattle using different diagnostic techniques
Tuppurainen, E.S.M. | Venter, E.H. | Coetzer, J.A.W.(Pretoria Univ., Onderstepoort (South Africa). Dept. of Veterinary Tropical Diseases)
The role of fluorescence polarization immuno-assay in the diagnosis of plant-induced cardiac glycoside poisoning livestock in South Africa
Schultz, R.A. | Kellerman, T.S. | Van den Berg, H.(Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort (South Africa). Onderstepoort Veterinary Research Inst.)
A comparative study in the clinical, parasitological and molecular diagnosis of bovine trypanosomosis in Uganda
2003
Magona, J.W. (Glasgow Univ. (United Kingdom). Veterinary School) | Mayende, J.S.P. | Olaho-Mukani, W. | Coleman, P.G. | Jonsson, N.N. | Welburn, S.C. | Eisler, M.C.
The gamma-interferon test: its usefulness in a bovine tuberculosis survey in African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer) in the Kruger National Park [South Africa]
2002
Grobler, D.G. | Michel, A.L. | De Klerk, L-M. | Bengis, R.G.
Serum biochemical values of farmed ostrich (Struthio camelus) in Botswana
1998
Mushi, E.Z. (Botswana College of Agriculture, Gaborone (Botswana)) | Binta, M.G. | Chabo, R.G. | Isa, J.F.W. | Modisa, L.
The distribution, diagnoses and estimated economic impact of plant poisonings and mycotoxicoses in South Africa
1996
Kellerman, T.S. | Naude, T.W. | Fourie, N. (Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort (South Africa). Onderstepoort Veterinary Inst.)
Improving the specificity of indirect immunofluorescence for the serological diagnosis of bovine anaplasmosis
1996
Lawrence, J.A. | Whiteland, A.P. | Kafuwa, P.T. | Njuguna, L.M. (Tick-borne Diseases Vaccine Production Centre, Lilongwe (Malawi))
A study of the pathology and pathogenesis of the myocardial lesions in gousiekte, a plant-induced cardiotoxicosis of ruminants
Prozesky, L.(Pretoria Univ., Onderstepoort (South Africa). Dept. of Paraclinical Sciences) | Bastianello, S.S. | Fourie, N. | Schultz, R.A.
