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Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profile of Salmonella Serovars Isolated from Slaughtered Cattle in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Joint Authors
Ketema, Lidya
Ketema, Zerihun
Kiflu, Bitsu
Alemayehu, Haile
Terefe, Yitagele
Ibrahim, Mohammed
Eguale, Tadesse
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-11-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Salmonella is one of the top causes of foodborne bacterial illnesses in humans.
The primary sources of human Salmonella infection are food producing animals such as cattle, poultry, and swine.
A cross-sectional study was undertaken to estimate the prevalence and to determine the serovar distribution and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Salmonella spp.
isolated from fecal (n=567) and carcass swab (n=159) samples of slaughtered cattle at Addis Ababa Abattoir Enterprise and Kara’alo PLC, Abattoirs, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia between January 2014 and April 2015.
Salmonella isolation was conducted according to Global Foodborne Infections Network Laboratory Protocol and isolates were confirmed by genus specific PCR and serotyped by slide agglutination test.
Susceptibility of the isolates to 17 antimicrobials was testedusing the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method according to the guidelines of the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute.
Out of the total 726 samples examined, 27 (3.7%) were positive for Salmonella.
Salmonella was detected in 4.1% (23/567) fecal and 2.5% (4/159) carcass swab samples.
Twelve different serovars were identified and the most predominant serovars were S.
Dublin (n=10, 35.7%) and S.
Virchow (n=5, 17.9%), followed by S.
Braendrerup, S.
Haifa, and S.
Saintpaul which were isolated from 2 samples each (7.1%).
All of the Salmonella isolates investigated were resistant or intermediately resistant to four or more of the 17 drugs tested.
High resistance rate was recorded to streptomycin 25 (89.3%), cephalothin 20 (71.4%), ampicillin 19 (67.9%), and amoxicillin+clavulanic acid 19 (67.9%).
Resistance to five or more antimicrobials was detected in 20 (71.5%) of the isolates.
Multidrug resistance to more than 7 antimicrobials was detected in 5 (17.9%) of the isolates.
Isolation of such multidrug resistant strains of Salmonella from slaughtered cattle poses a major public health concern.
These findings imply the need for a strict biosecurity and regulation of antimicrobial use across the country.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ketema, Lidya& Ketema, Zerihun& Kiflu, Bitsu& Alemayehu, Haile& Terefe, Yitagele& Ibrahim, Mohammed…[et al.]. 2018. Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profile of Salmonella Serovars Isolated from Slaughtered Cattle in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1130027
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ketema, Lidya…[et al.]. Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profile of Salmonella Serovars Isolated from Slaughtered Cattle in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. BioMed Research International No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1130027
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ketema, Lidya& Ketema, Zerihun& Kiflu, Bitsu& Alemayehu, Haile& Terefe, Yitagele& Ibrahim, Mohammed…[et al.]. Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profile of Salmonella Serovars Isolated from Slaughtered Cattle in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. BioMed Research International. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1130027
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1130027