Publikationsdatenbank

Prevalence of Salmonella in retail chicken meat in Hanoi, Vietnam (2006)

Art

Zeitschriftenartikel / wissenschaftlicher Beitrag

Autoren

Luu, Quynh Huong

Fries, Reinhard

Padungtod, Pawin

Tran, Thi Hanh

Kyule, Moses N

Baumann, Maximilian P O

Zessin, Karl H

Quelle

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Bandzählung: 1081

Seiten: 257 – 261

ISSN: 1749-6632

Sprache

Englisch

Verweise

Pubmed: 17135521

Kontakt

Institut für Lebensmittelsicherheit und -hygiene

Königsweg 69
14163 Berlin
+49 30 838 62551 / 52790
lebensmittelhygiene@vetmed.fu-berlin.de / fleischhygiene@vetmed.fu-berlin.de

Abstract / Zusammenfassung

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.