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Scientific Opinion on a quantitative estimation of the public health impact of setting a new target for the reduction of Salmonella in laying hens

2010; Wiley; Volume: 8; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1546

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EFSA JournalVolume 8, Issue 4 1546 OpinionOpen Access Scientific Opinion on a quantitative estimation of the public health impact of setting a new target for the reduction of Salmonella in laying hens EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ), EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ)Search for more papers by this author EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ), EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ)Search for more papers by this author First published: 21 April 2010 https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1546Citations: 18 Panel members: Olivier Andreoletti, Herbert Budka, Sava Buncic, John D Collins, John Griffin, Tine Hald, Arie Hendric Havelaar, James Hope, Günter Klein, James McLauchlin, Winy Messens, Christine Müller-Graf, Christophe Nguyen-The, Birgit Noerrung, Luisa Peixe, Miguel Prieto Maradona, Antonia Ricci, John Sofos, John Threlfall, Ivar Vågsholm, Emmanuel Vanopdenbosch. Correspondence: BIOHAZ@efsa.europa.eu Acknowledgement: The Panel wishes to thank the members of the Working Group on QMRA of new target for the reduction of Salmonella in laying hens for the preparation of this opinion: Mariann Chriél, Pierre Colin, Robert Davies, Tine Hald, Arie Havelaar, Winy Messens, Béla Nagy, Miguel Prieto Maradona, Jukka Ranta, Antonia Ricci, Ekelijn Thomas and Wilfrid Van Pelt. Also, acknowledgement is given to the external expert Tom Humphrey and EFSA's staff members Luis Vivas-Alegre and Pablo Romero Barrios for the support provided to this EFSA scientific output. Adoption date: 11 March 2010 Published date: 21 April 2010 Question number: EFSA-Q-2008-292 On request from: European Commission AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract Public health risks of Salmonella infection in laying hens (Gallus gallus) can be associated with exposure through four different pathways: internally contaminated table eggs, externally contaminated table eggs, egg products and meat from spent hens. In relation to eggs, Salmonella Enteritidis is by far the serovar most frequently associated with human illness, and exposure through eggs that are internally contaminated with this serovar has a higher public health significance than exposure to externally contaminated eggs. A mathematical model, using reported field data from two EU Member States (MSs), suggests a linear relationship between the investigated scenarios of flock prevalence for Salmonella Enteritidis and the number of contaminated eggs that would be laid. However, the absolute public health impact of the assessed flock prevalence scenarios is highly uncertain due to lack of data on the number of contaminated eggs produced by infected flocks and on the true number of egg-related human salmonellosis cases. It is suggested that public health benefits, similar to those obtained reaching lower Salmonella flock prevalences, may be achieved by implementing controls based on more sensitive sampling protocols. 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