Molecular evidence for cross boundary spread of Salmonella spp. in meat sold at retail markets in the middle Mekong basin area.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The surrounding areas of the middle Mekong basin, particularly along the border between Thailand and Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), are high-risk areas for many livestock-associated foodborne illnesses, especially salmonellosis. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and characteristics of Salmonella spp. contamination in pork, beef and chicken meats sold at retail markets in the Thailand-Laos border area surrounding the Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge I from January to May 2019. We focused on the prevalent serotypes, antimicrobial susceptibility profiles and the multilocus sequence type (MLST) genotypes of the collected Salmonella strains.

Results

From a total of 370 meat samples collected, 63% were positive for Salmonella, with

SUBMITTER: Meunsene D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8101457 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature