Salmonella spp. and E.coli 0157:H7 sampling of Arctic hare, Canada goose, snow goose, rock ptarmigan, willow ptarmigan, muskox, walrus, Arctic charr between 2007 and 2008 in Kuujjuaq, Tasiujaq, Inukjuak, Salluit, Kangirsuk, Umiujaq and Ivujivik.

The objectives of this project were two-fold: (1) to implement rapid, simple, and inexpensive test methods enabling the detection of the foodborne pathogens Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella in foods and related samples, for the purpose of establishing basic on-site food microbiology testing capability at the Nunavik Research Centre (NRC) in Kuujjuaq, with the provision of hands-on training in the operation of methods; and (2) to use this new capability to conduct a survey of the eastern Canadian Arctic in order to ascertain the prevalence of E. coli O157:H7 and Salmonella in traditional meats derived from arctic food animals. For the prevalence study, a total of 129 samples from arctic mammals, fowl, fish and environmental swabs from Kuujjuaq and Tasiujaq community freezers were analyzed at both the NRC and CFIA laboratories.

本项目的目标分为两项：(1) 建立快速、简便且低成本的检测方法，用于检出食品及相关样本中的食源性致病菌大肠埃希氏菌O157:H7（Escherichia coli O157:H7）与沙门氏菌，旨在为位于库朱阿克（Kuujjuaq）的努纳维克研究中心（Nunavik Research Centre, NRC）搭建基础的现场食品微生物检测能力，并配套提供检测方法操作的实操培训；(2) 依托这一新建检测能力，针对加拿大北极东部地区开展调研，以明确北极食用动物来源的传统肉类中大肠埃希氏菌O157:H7与沙门氏菌的污染率。针对本次污染率调研，研究人员从库朱阿克与塔西瓦克（Tasiujaq）社区冷库中采集了共计129份北极哺乳动物、禽类、鱼类样本以及环境拭子样本，分别在努纳维克研究中心与加拿大食品检验局（CFIA）实验室完成检测。