September 10, 2021
Bulletin interne de l'Institut Pasteur
Use of bacteriophages for preventing the most common foodborne infection, salmonellosis
Salmonellosis caused by the Salmonella bacterium is the most common example of foodborne infections, which remain a global public health problem, with over 600 million infections and 400,000 deaths every year. Use of antibiotics during outbreaks entails a risk of resistance. Scientists at the Institut Pasteur have demonstrated that bacteriophages may be used as a prophylactic treatment.