Aflatoxin M1 Contamination and Antibacterial Residues in Milk in Kosovo

Gallina, Guglielmo; Rama, Adem; Lucatello, Lorena; Benetti, C.; Bajraktari, D.; Uka, K.; Montesissa, Clara

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“…Estimates compiled by the WHO ranked Kosovo's population to be the fourth highest consumer of antibiotics among 13 non-European Union Eastern European countries surveyed, with the majority of human antibiotic use attributed to β-lactams (including cephalosporins), quinolones, macrolides, and sulfonamides (Versporten et al, 2014). Knowledge of AMR in Kosovo's livestock sector is more limited, but β-lactams, sulfonamides, and tetracyclines are reported to be the most widely 6983 administered antibiotics in Kosovo's cattle (Sulejmani et al, 2012;Gallina et al, 2013), and 3 studies suggest this use may be reflected in the AMR phenotypes of associated bacteria (Mehmeti et al, 2015;Hamidi and Sylejmani, 2016;Mehmeti et al, 2016).…”

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Short communication: A countrywide survey of antimicrobial-resistant indicator bacteria in Kosovo's dairy farms

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Aljasir

Hamidi

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Journal of Dairy Science

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The World Health Organization recently recognized the Republic of Kosovo as one of the highest consumers per capita of antibiotics for human use among non-European Union Eastern European countries; however, data are limited regarding antimicrobial usage and antimicrobial resistance in the livestock sector for this recently formed country. The objective of this study was to conduct the first nationwide survey of antimicrobial resistance phenotypes in indicator bacteria collected from dairy farms in Kosovo. Composite fecal samples were collected from 52 farms located within all 7 administrative districts of Kosovo in the summer of 2014. Isolation and characterization of the indicator bacteria Escherichia coli (n = 165) and Enterococcus spp. (n = 153) from these samples was achieved by culturing on selective/differential media with and without select antibiotics, followed by MALDI-TOF (matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight) mass spectrometry-based identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing using the disk diffusion method. When no selective pressure was applied in culture-based isolation, the majority of E. coli and Enterococcus spp. collected were resistant to ≤1 of 16 and ≤2 of 12 antibiotics tested, respectively. In contrast, E. coli and Enterococcus spp. isolated using sub-minimum inhibitory concentrations of cefoxitin, ciprofloxacin, or erythromycin were typically resistant to at least one and often multiple antibiotic types, which primarily consisted of certain β-lactams, quinolones, sulfonamides, phenicols, and tetracyclines for E. coli isolates and macrolides, tetracyclines, and rifamycins for enterococci isolates.

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Short communication: A countrywide survey of antimicrobial-resistant indicator bacteria in Kosovo's dairy farms

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Aljasir

Hamidi

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Aflatoxin M₁in processed milk and infant formulae and corresponding exposure of adult population in Serbia in 2013–2014

Torović

2015

Food Additives & Contaminants: Part B

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Aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) occurrence was analysed in 80 samples of milk and 21 samples of infant formulae on the Serbian market, using high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection. All milk samples collected in 2013 showed AFM1 contamination in the range 0.02-0.32 μg kg(-1), with a mean level of 0.13 μg kg(-1). The EU maximum level for AFM1 in milk (0.05 μg kg(-1)) was exceeded in 75% of the samples. In 2014, AFM1 was found in 83%, 70%, 80% and 58% of the samples collected in April, July, September and December, respectively, exceeding the limit in 5% of the samples taken in July. The additional number of liver cancer cases per year associated with exposure to AFM1 was estimated to be 0.004 in the adult population. Regarding infant formulae, AFM1 was found in only one sample.

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Aflatoxin M1 Contamination and Antibacterial Residues in Milk in Kosovo

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Short communication: A countrywide survey of antimicrobial-resistant indicator bacteria in Kosovo's dairy farms

Short communication: A countrywide survey of antimicrobial-resistant indicator bacteria in Kosovo's dairy farms

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