Revue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux (Jan 2003)

Prevalence of <em>Salmonella</em> and <em>Campylobacter</em> in Retail Chicken Carcasses in Senegal

  • E. Cardinale,
  • J. D. Perrier Gros-Claude,
  • F. Tall,
  • M. Cisse,
  • E.H. F. Guèye,
  • G. Salvat

DOI
https://doi.org/10.19182/remvt.9868
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 56, no. 1-2
pp. 13 – 16

Abstract

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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 carcasses analyzed. 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 rates 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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