Genetic and antimicrobial resistance profiles of Salmonella spp. isolated from ducks along the slaughter line in southwestern China

Prevalence, Antimicrobial Resistance, Virulence Genes and Genetic Diversity of Salmonella Isolated from Retail Duck Meat in Southern China

“…Although the safety of retail duck meat has attracted consumers' attention, very few studies have reported the presence of Salmonella in duck meat in China. In this study, we found high levels of Salmonella contamination in duck meat (41.4%) obtained from retail markets in in Southern China, which was higher than the prevalence rates of 27.3% [7], 23.5% [14], 27% [17], and 11.6% [32] reported in previous studies worldwide. These results show that Salmonella contamination in retail duck meat in Southern China is serious public health concern.…”

“…Salmonella infections are the second leading cause of bacterial foodborne illness in the United States [5] and in China, Salmonella is the cause of approximately 22.2% of foodborne diseases [6]. Moreover, human Salmonella infections result from eating contaminated animal-derived foods, with duck meat recognized as a likely reservoir for Salmonella [7][8][9].…”

“…Salmonella contamination of animal-derived foods is particularly serious in China [9,[16][17][18][19]. However, there are few reports of Salmonella contamination of duck meat worldwide [7,10,14]. Therefore, Salmonella contamination of retail duck meat should be addressed through ongoing monitoring and control measures.…”

“…MDR Salmonella-contaminated food is a major global public health concern [22][23][24]. Although several studies of MDR Salmonella in animal-derived foods have been reported [8,[25][26][27], data related to contamination of duck meat are scarce [7]. Control of MDR Salmonella in duck meat through the reasonable use of antibiotics is vital to ensure food safety.…”

Patterns of Antimicrobial and Multi Drug Resistance in E. coli and Salmonella Isolates of Commercial and Non-Commercial Poultry

“…Moreover, Salmonella is considered a growing threat to human health, as it exhibits highly deadly pathogenic behavior in poultry birds. Moreover, Salmonella contaminates poultry meat and spreads infection in humans through the consumption of infected poultry products (Nair and Johny 2019;Han et al 2020). Moreover, Salmonella is also a human pathogen that also enjoys poultry as an alternate host.…”