Prevalence of Salmonella in Retail Chicken Meat in Hanoi, Vietnam

:  Infection with Salmonella (S.) is the most frequently reported cause of bacterial food‐borne illness worldwide. Poultry are a common source and, in recent years, much attention has been focused in determining the prevalence of Salmonella during the different stages in the poultry production chain...

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Published in:Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 2006-10, Vol.1081 (1), p.257-261
Main Authors: HUONG, LUU QUYNH, REINHARD, FRIES, PADUNGTOD, PAWIN, HANH, TRAN THI, KYULE, MOSES N., BAUMANN, MAXIMILIAN P.O., ZESSIN, KARL H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Chickens
Consumer Product Safety
Food Contamination - analysis
Food Microbiology
Humans
Meat - microbiology
Phylogeny
poultry
Prevalence
retail
Salmonella
Salmonella - classification
Salmonella - isolation & purification
Salmonella Food Poisoning - epidemiology
Salmonella typhimurium
serotyping
Serotyping - veterinary
Vietnam
Vietnam - epidemiology
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Summary::  Infection with Salmonella (S.) is the most frequently reported cause of bacterial food‐borne illness worldwide. Poultry are a common source and, in recent years, much attention has been focused in determining the prevalence of Salmonella during the different stages in the poultry production chain. This article was designed to investigate the prevalence of Salmonella serovars in retail chicken meat sold in Hanoi. A total of 262 samples were randomly collected from retail markets and examined for the presence of Salmonella. Of these samples, 48.9% were found to be contaminated with Salmonella. Predominant serotypes were S. Agona, S. Emek, S. London. The prevalence of S. Enteritidis and S. Typhimurium was considered. These findings have highlighted the magnitude of Salmonella contamination in retail chicken meat in Hanoi. On the basis of these preliminary survey results, it is recommended that a cost‐effective monitoring and surveillance system for Salmonella should be established in Hanoi. This system should be augmented by good agricultural and hygienic practices and well‐designed longitudinal research activities on the whole poultry production chain.
ISSN:0077-8923
1749-6632
DOI:10.1196/annals.1373.032