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Sanitation of Staphylococcus aureus genotype B as a model for community of practice for improving food safety and animal health

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dc.contributor.authorRomanó, Alicia
dc.contributor.authorGraber, Hans Ulrich
dc.contributor.authorFonseca, Diana R.
dc.contributor.authorStoffers, Helena
dc.contributor.authorMatthey, Noémie
dc.contributor.authorTeixeira, Paula
dc.contributor.authorCortez, João
dc.contributor.authorSarquis, Maria Agustina
dc.contributor.authorBourdichon, Francois
dc.contributor.authorBassi, Daniela
dc.contributor.authorSartori, Carlotta
dc.contributor.authorBacciarini, Luca
dc.contributor.authorVaccani, Michael
dc.contributor.authorSesso, Lorenzo
dc.contributor.authorFuerst, Susanne Lauber
dc.contributor.authorScettrini, Patrizia Riva
dc.contributor.authorReist, Martin
dc.contributor.authorBachmann, Hans-Peter
dc.contributor.authorWahl, Fabian
dc.contributor.authorNemati, Ghazal
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-02T16:35:03Z
dc.date.available2026-07-02T16:35:03Z
dc.date.issued2026-06-09
dc.description.abstractImproving food safety and sustainability requires knowledge transfer from scientific studies to real-world applications, yet this process often faces significant barriers. This paper presents a seven-step model applied to a sanitation program that shows how focused scientific innovation can be successfully translated into practice to address complex food safety and animal health challenges. This model integrates active stakeholder engagement throughout all stages, from initial risk identification to pilot implementation. A cost-effective real-time quantitative PCR technique with sensitivity 99% and specificity 100% was used for the identification of Staphylococcus aureus genotype B (GTB)-infected herds (proof of concepts), enabling targeted control and intervention. The sanitation program demonstrated high efficacy, achieving a 73% reduction in S. aureus GTB-related mastitis cases within 7 months and complete eradication within 20 months across the 168 participating farms involving a total of 3,364 cows. The pilot phases of the program were expanded into a pragmatic implementation strategy developed by a consortium of researchers, veterinarians, farmers, and regulatory officials in Switzerland. Improved animal well-being, increased milk quality, farm productivity, and a notable decrease in antibiotic use for mastitis treatment were among the main benefits. Following the 2017–2020 implementation phase, a continuous monitoring program was established to sustain the project’s long-term success. We also discuss and evaluate the scalability of this local sanitation seven-step program initiative toward the establishment of an international community of practice within the EU-funded CATALYSE project (https://thecatalyseproject.eu/ and https://catalyse-cop.eu/). This case study validated a solid and cooperative roadmap for transforming fundamental scientific discoveries into viable, practical solutions. It emphasizes how an organized community of practice is essential to closing the gap between scientific advancement and end-user and can be adopted to facilitate scalability and replication around Europe, offering a useful model for enhancing food safety and sustainability throughout the larger dairy value chain.eng
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fvets.2026.1835236
dc.identifier.other7d3a27d6-5ff5-46ab-a029-579d5c84ac9e
dc.identifier.pmid42344742
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/58450
dc.identifier.wos001799819200001
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherFrontiers Media SA
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectCATALYSE projecteng
dc.subjectS. aureus GTBeng
dc.subjectBovine mastitiseng
dc.subjectCollaborationeng
dc.subjectCommunity of practiceeng
dc.subjectSanitation programeng
dc.titleSanitation of Staphylococcus aureus genotype B as a model for community of practice for improving food safety and animal health
dc.typeresearch article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.volume13
oaire.versionhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85

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