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Protecting human health from foodborne infections where source are food of plant and animal origin is one of the most serious and challenging prevention tasks. Foodborne infections where source are food of plant and animal origin are still a current health problem. For the protection of consumer health, it is important to reassess the risk factors, the likelihood of occurrence and the severity of the adverse effect on human health resulting from the existence of a food hazard. Yersiniosis, caused by Yersinia enterocolitica, is one of the most commonly reported bacterial zoonoses in the EU, and is transmitted between animals and humans through direct or indirect contact with the environment or through the food chain. The morbidity in Slovakia has been above the EU/EFTA average morbidity since 2009, where it is at the level of 1.77 / 100,000. During 2020, 166 diseases were reported (3.05 / 100,000), which is 36 % of diseases less than in 2019, but 23% more than the 5-year average. To induce the symptoms of the disease, a dose of infectious germs of Yersinia enterocolitica in the amount of 106 - 109 CTU / g is required. The main risk for humans is contaminated food, especially untreated meat products, raw meat, milk or vegetables. The food commodities in question were monitored in order to identify hazards and assess biological risks qualitatively. Based on the results obtained by solving the tasks of the Reference Laboratory for Yersinia spp. in 2013-2020 the prevalence and pathogenic potential of Yersinia enterocolitica in commodities of plant and animal origin was evaluated.., SK; PDF; efsa.focalpoint@land.gov.sk

Note: the original source of this report is the website of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Slovak Republic ��� see Report, ISBN 978-80-89738-25-0 Protecting human health from foodborne infections where source are food of plant and animal origin is one of the most serious and challenging prevention tasks. Foodborne infections where source are food of plant and animal origin are still a current health problem. For the protection of consumer health, it is important to reassess the risk factors, the likelihood of occurrence and the severity of the adverse effect on human health resulting from the existence of a food hazard. Yersiniosis, caused by Yersinia enterocolitica, is one of the most commonly reported bacterial zoonoses in the EU, and is transmitted between animals and humans through direct or indirect contact with the environment or through the food chain. The morbidity in Slovakia has been above the EU/EFTA average morbidity since 2009, where it is at the level of 1.77 / 100,000. During 2020, 166 diseases were reported (3.05 / 100,000), which is 36 % of diseases less than in 2019, but 23% more than the 5-year average. To induce the symptoms of the disease, a dose of infectious germs of Yersinia enterocolitica in the amount of 106 - 109 CTU / g is required. The main risk for humans is contaminated food, especially untreated meat products, raw meat, milk or vegetables. The food commodities in question were monitored in order to identify hazards and assess biological risks qualitatively. Based on the results obtained by solving the tasks of the Reference Laboratory for Yersinia spp. was evaluated the prevalence and pathogenic potential of Yersinia enterocolitica in commodities of plant and animal origin. editor: Slovak Focal Point for the Scientific and Technical cooperation with EFSA publisher: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Slovak Republic, SK; PDF; efsa.focalpoint@land.gov.sk