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Prevalence of Salmonella and Campylobacter in retail chicken carcasses in Senegal.

Author(s) : CARDINALE E., PERRIER GROS-CLAUDE J. D., TALL F., et al.

Type of article: Article

Summary

From January 2001 to May 2002, 300 chicken carcasses from retail shops in Dakar were examined for prevalence of Salmonella and Campylobacter. Of these, 146 were fresh products, 58 were refrigerated and 96 were frozen. Salmonella was isolated from 96 (32%) of the carcass analysed. The most prominent Salmonella serovars were Salmonella Hadar (41.6%) and salmonella Brancaster (20.8%). Campylobacter spp. was isolated from 168 (56%) of the samples. C. jejuni was more frequently isolated (59%) than C. coli (27%). The contamination rate for Campylobacter were significantly different in relation to the type of carcass: 76% for fresh, 53% for chilled and 28% for frozen.

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  • Original title: Prevalence of Salmonella and Campylobacter in retail chicken carcasses in Senegal.
  • Record ID : 2005-0862
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Rev. Elev. Méd. vét. Pays trop. - vol. 56 - n. 1-2
  • Publication date: 2003

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