Halil YALÇIN, Mehmet KALE, Oğuz GÜRSOY, Hasbi Sait SALTIK, Yusuf YILMAZ

Mezbahalar ve Et İşleme Tesislerinin Çalışanları ile Alet ve Ekipmanlarında Rotavirus Astrovirus Varlığı

Rotavirus ve astrovirus, insanlar için gıda kaynaklı iki önemli patojendir. Bu çalışmada, dört mezbahada rotavirus ve astrovirus varlığının araştırılması amaçlanmıştır. Bu amaçla; mezbahalarda kullanılan 29 alet ve ekipmanın yanı sıra mezbahalarda ve et işleme tesislerinin farklı bölümlerinde çalışan 60 kasabın elinden alınan sürüntü örneklerinde rotavirus ve astrovirus antijenlerinin varlığı ELISA yöntemi ile incelenmiştir. Ayrıca cinsiyet, yaş, eğitim durumu, hijyen eğitimi, sigara içme durumu, çalışırken eldiven kullanma alışkanlıkları ve çalışma döneminde sindirim sorunları yaşayıp yaşamadıkları hakkında bilgi almak için kasaplarla kişisel görüşmeler yapılmıştır. Swap analizlerinin sonucunda, bir mezbaha kasabında rotavirus antijeni tespit edilmiştir. Mezbahalarda kullanılan alet ve ekipmanlarda rotavirus antijeni bulunmamıştır. Ayrıca ne çalışanlarda ne de araç ve gereçlerde astrovirus antijeni tespit edilmemiştir. Sonuçlar, genel hijyen kurallarının tam olarak uygulanmadığı mezbahalarda çalışan personelden rotavirus kontaminasyonu riski olduğunu göstermiştir. Mezbahada çalışma öncesi ve sırasında kişisel sağlık farkındalığının ve hijyen uygulamalarının, personelin rotavirus ve astrovirus enfeksiyonlarına karşı korunması açısından oldukça önemli olduğu sonucuna varılmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Astrovirus, Gıda, Rotavirus, Hijyen, Mezbaha

Presence of Rotavirus and Astrovirus in Employees, Tools and Equipment of Slaughterhouses and Meat Processing Plants

Rotavirus and astrovirus are two important foodborne pathogens for humans. This study was aimed to investigate the presence of viruses in four slaughterhouses. In the study, swab samples were obtained from both hands of sixty butchers working in slaughterhouses and different sections of meat processing plants and twenty-nine tools and equipment used in slaughterhouses to determine rotavirus and astrovirus antigens by ELISA. Personnel interviews were also held with the butchers to obtain information regarding their gender, age, education level, hygiene training, smoking status, habits of glove use during working as well as whether they had digestive problems in the period of study. Results of swab analyses indicated that rotavirus antigen was found in a butcher of a slaughterhouse. There was no rotavirus antigen in any tool and equipment used in slaughterhouses. Also, there was no astrovirus antigen in neither employee nor tool and equipment. Results showed that there was a risk of rotavirus contamination from personnel working in slaughterhouses where general hygiene rules were not fully implemented. It can be concluded that personal health consciousness and hygiene practices before and during working in a slaughterhouse are crucial for personnel protection against rotavirus or astrovirus infections.

Keywords:

Astrovirus, Food, Rotavirus, Hygiene, Slaughterhouse,

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