Table 53.
Meticillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus in food‐producing animals (excluding clinical investigations), 2016
| Country | Production type/monitoring description (where specified) | Sample unit | Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Units tested | (%) positive for MRSA | |||
| Cattle (bovine animals) | ||||
| Ireland | Dairy cows – OFM – passive | Animal | 2,784 | 0 |
| Gallus gallus (domestic fowl) | ||||
| Ireland | Breeding flocks, unspecified – OFM – passive | Animal | 96 | 0 |
| Broilers – OFM – passive | Animal | 57 | 0 | |
| Goats | ||||
| Ireland | OFM – passive | Animal | 38 | 0 |
| Pigs | ||||
| Belgium | Breeding animals – OFM | Herd | 153 | 74 (48.4%)a |
| Fattening pigs – OFM | Herd | 177 | 101 (57.1%)b | |
| Denmark | Breeding animals – OFM – national survey | Herd | 6 | 6 (100.0%)* |
| Fattening pigs – OFM – national survey | Herd | 57 | 50 (87.7%)* | |
| Ireland | Breeding animals – OFM – passive | Animal | 12 | 0 |
| Fattening pigs – OFM – passive | Animal | 545 | 0 | |
| Norway | OFCEP | Herd | 872 | 1 (0.1%)c |
| Rabbits | ||||
| Ireland | OFM – passive | Animal | 26 | 0 |
| Sheep | ||||
| Ireland | OFM – passive | Animal | 1,446 | 0 |
| Solipeds, domestic | ||||
| Ireland | Horses – OFM – passive | Animal | 70 | 0 |
| Turkeys | ||||
| Ireland | Fattening flocks – OFM – passive | Animal | 26 | 0 |
OFM: On‐farm monitoring; OFCEP: On‐farm control and eradication programme.
a
spa‐types: t011 CC398 (55 isolates), t1451 (2), t1456 (1), t1456 CC398 (3), t1580 (1), t1985 (5), t1985 CC398 (1), t034 (1), t034 CC398 (4), t4659 CC398 (1).
b
spa‐types: t011 CC398 (71 isolates), t1451 (1), t1456 (1), t1456 CC398 (1), t1580 (5), t1985 (8), t1985 CC398 (3), t034 (7), t034 CC398 (2), t037 (1), t898 (1).
c
spa‐type: t034 CC398 (1 isolate).
* spa‐types not reported.