title: Prevalence and epidemiology of Salmonella spp. in small pig abattoirs of Hanoi, Vietnam.
abstract: The prevalence of Salmonella spp. in pigs was evaluated in a survey of small abattoirs in Hanoi, Vietnam. Cecal contents, carcass swabs, and tank water samples were collected for bacterial isolation in various media. Prevalence rates exceeded 50% in pig samples and 62% in water samples. This increased prevalence indicates the need for risk assessment evaluations along the entire production chain.
authors.affiliation: CIRAD, International Research Institute in Agronomy for Tropical Countries, Montpellier, France. edmour.blouin@okstate.edu
authors.forename: Cédric
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Le Bas
authors.forename: T Hanh
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Tran
authors.forename: T Thanh
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: D Thuong
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Dang
authors.forename: C Thuy
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Ngo
mesh_terms: D000003:Abattoirs; D000818:Animals; D002432:Cecum / Q000382:microbiology; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis*; D005516:Food Microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008460:Meat / Q000382:microbiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012475:Salmonella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012481:Salmonella Infections, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014744:Vietnam / Q000453:epidemiology; D014871:Water Microbiology