- Yahiaoui Wafa Ilhem , Nadjet Amina Khelifi , Dahmani Hichem , Ouchene Nassim , Mebkhout Faiza ,
- Abdellaoui Lynda
Institute of Veterinary Sciences, University SaadDahlab Blida 1, Street Soumaa, 09000, Blida, Algeria
Veterinary institute, blida university, Algeria
HASAQ Laboratory, National Superior Veterinary School, 16000, Algiers, Algeria
Abstract:
One Health is defined as the collaborative effort of multiple health science professions and their related disciplines and institutions to attain optimal health for people, domestic animals, wildlife, plants, and the environment. This study aimed to present different strategies of Algerian Veterinary Services to manage Staphylococcusaureus (S. aureus) health risk factors. Staphylococcus aureus is an animal and human opportunistic bacterium that causes a wide range of severe diseases. Its danger lies in its potential for transmission from animals to humans and conversely. This zoonotic potential is now well recognized, with the consideration that contact with animals is one of the most important factors influencing colonization and infection in human populations. Given the importance and interdependence of human and animal health linked to S. aureus health risk factors, it is logical to take a One Health approach when addressing this problem. It can be concluded some measures are necessary for the management of S. aureus in food hygiene. These may include launching a control and monitoring plan for residues in food of animal origin and animal feed, as well as a PASCRA plan for the detection of contaminants, such as antibiotic residues, or monitoring of contamination levels in live animals and food products of animal origin at different stages of the production chain.
1. Introduction
Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is an animal and human opportunistic bacterium capable of causing a wide
range of severe diseases, especially food poisoning and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) infections1. Its
danger lies in its potential for transmission from animals to humans and vis-a-versa2. This zoonotic potential is now
well recognized, considering that contact with animals is one of the most important factors influencing colonization
and infection in human populations3. Staphylococcus aureus becomes resistant to antibiotics used to combat infection by acquiring resistance mechanisms4. The phenomenon is a serious public and animal health problem, and that is why S. aureus is on the World Health Organization’s (WHO) high-priority list of antibiotic-resistant pathogens5. Methicillin-resistant S. aureus remains a worldwide public health problem and has been reported from both hospital and non-hospital reservoirs, with the appearance of community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA), then livestock-associated MRSA (LAMRSA)6.
range of severe diseases, especially food poisoning and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) infections1. Its
danger lies in its potential for transmission from animals to humans and vis-a-versa2. This zoonotic potential is now
well recognized, considering that contact with animals is one of the most important factors influencing colonization
and infection in human populations3. Staphylococcus aureus becomes resistant to antibiotics used to combat infection by acquiring resistance mechanisms4. The phenomenon is a serious public and animal health problem, and that is why S. aureus is on the World Health Organization’s (WHO) high-priority list of antibiotic-resistant pathogens5. Methicillin-resistant S. aureus remains a worldwide public health problem and has been reported from both hospital and non-hospital reservoirs, with the appearance of community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA), then livestock-associated MRSA (LAMRSA)6.
