title: Recent characterization of Salmonella strains isolated from chickens in Zambia.
abstract: Among the 23 Salmonella strains isolated from 21 diseased chicken and 2 embryonated eggs in 6 poultry farms near Lusaka City in Zambia, serovars identified were S. Gallinarum (11 strains), S. Agona (7 strains), S. Alamo (1 strain), S. Infantis (1 strain), S. Virginia (1 strain), S. Haifa (1 strain), and S. Dublin (1 strain). S Gallinarum was detected at the highest incidence and from all the poultry farms. Fourteen serovars have been reported for the chickens in Zambia so far. Three serovars (S. Alamo, S. Haifa, S. Virginia) were newly identified in this study.
authors.affiliation: School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Disease Control, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tuchili
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ulaya
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kaneuchi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002642:Chick Embryo; D002645:Chickens; D008099:Liver / Q000382:microbiology; D011201:Poultry Diseases; D012475:Salmonella / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012481:Salmonella Infections, Animal / Q000382:microbiology*; D012703:Serotyping; D013045:Species Specificity; D015024:Zambia