Salmonella isolation from raw meat in Rangoon

Six hundred and ninety samples of raw meat collected from the slaughter house and markets of Rangoon were tested at the Bacteriology Section and Food and Drug Section of National Health Laboratory from June 1973 to July 1974. 63 salmonella of 9 different serotypes were isolated. Out of which S.anatum and S. derby are found to be the most frequent serotype all three kinds of raw meat. This is the first time salmonella from raw meat is reported.