title: Prevalence of Salmonella spp. in pigs, chickens and ducks in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam.
abstract: In order to determine the prevalence of Salmonella spp. in domestic animals in 6 provinces of the Mekong Delta, Vietnam, 1,098 fecal or intestinal content samples from pigs, chickens, and ducks were examined in the period from July to October, 2000. Salmonella spp. were isolated from 78 (7.1%) of the total samples, which included 23 (5.2%) of 439 pigs, 24 (7.9%) of 302 chickens, and 31 (8.7%) of 357 ducks. From those samples, 80 Salmonella strains were isolated and 25 serovars were identified. The predominant serovars were S. Javiana, S. Derby, and S. Weltevreden. S. Javiana and S. Weltevreden were detected together in pigs, chickens, and ducks. These results indicate that the serovars of Salmonella are widely distributed in domestic animals in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture, Campus II, Cantho University, Vietnam.
authors.forename: Thi Phan
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Tran
authors.forename: Thi Lien Khai
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Ly
authors.forename: Thu Tan
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akiba
authors.forename: Natsue
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ogasawara
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shinoda
authors.forename: Tomomitsu Alexandre
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Okatani
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hayashidani
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D004372:Ducks; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005766:Gastrointestinal Contents / Q000382:microbiology; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012475:Salmonella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012481:Salmonella Infections, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013045:Species Specificity; D034421:Sus scrofa; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D014744:Vietnam / Q000453:epidemiology