Incidence of salmonellae in duck eggs in Thailand.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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1994 Jun; 25(2): 328-31
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-35735
ABSTRACT
Detection of salmonellae was performed on egg shells and egg contents of duck eggs. Five hundred and sixty-four tested samples were came from 1,128 eggs, 2 eggs in each sample. Eggs were collected from retail markets in Bangkok, Chon Buri, Chachoengsao, Lop Buri, Ang Thong and Nakhon Ratchasima provinces during January through June 1992. The percentage of salmonellae contamination on the egg shells only, egg contents only and both shells and contents were 12.4%, 11% and 0.2%, respectively. Twenty three serotypes were identified from the 133 salmonellae isolates. The common serotypes found from duck eggs were Salmonella typhimurium, S. cerro, S. tennessee, S. amsterdam, S. agona and S. infantis accounting for 5.5%, 4.1%, 2.8%, 2.1%, 1.4% and 1.1%, respectively.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Salmonella
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Thailand
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Female
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Serotyping
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Ducks
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Egg Shell
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Eggs
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Food Microbiology
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Animals
Type of study:
Incidence study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Year:
1994
Type:
Article
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