Open AccessPrevalence rate of Salmonella in Babylon province
Author(s) -
Hydar Hamza Ibraheem Al-Taie
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the iraqi journal of veterinary medicine/al-maǧallaẗ al-ṭibbiyyaẗ al-bayṭariyyaẗ al-’irāqiyyaẗ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2410-7409
pISSN - 1609-5693
DOI - 10.30539/iraqijvm.v33i2.705
Subject(s) - salmonella , serotype , veterinary medicine , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , bacteria , genetics
Three handed stool samples of an a apparently normal adults individualscomprising hospital personnel , buffalo owners and employers processing chicken werecollected and examined during period from January 2008 to January 2009 toinvestigate the presences of Salmonella in Babylon province. Out of the total 300samples examined by stool cultures on different media confirmed by biochemical testsand the isolated was serotypes on central lab. Result showed that 17 samples gavepositive results for salmonella which comprise 5.66% of total percentage and Buffaloowners revealed the highest carrier rate 8 %