title: DISSEMINATION OF SALMONELLA ENTERICA SEQUENCE TYPES AMONG ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY COUNTRIES.
abstract: Food-borne illness caused by Salmonella enterica remains a public health problem and results in economic loss worldwide. With the up-coming establish- ment of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) allowing unrestricted move- ment of labor and goods, there is a higher risk of pathogen transmission among the AEC countries. This study characterized and investigated the spatial and temporal associations of S. enterica strains isolated in AEC countries during 1940- 2012 compared with those isolated in northern-Thailand during 2011-2013. Of the 173 S. enterica strains examined, 68 sequence types (STs) and 32 clonal complexes (CCs) were identified by multi loci sequence typing. Twenty-one strains belonged to four sequence types new to AEC countries, and they constituted only two CCs. A number of strains originated from various countries with multiple hosts, were highlighted. There was evidence of strains circulating in the AEC region well over a decade. Such information will be important in formulating biosecurity measures, as well as in educating regarding the risk of disease transmission in AEC.
authors: Prapas
authors: P
authors: Patchanee
authors: Phacharaporn
authors: P
authors: Boonkhot
authors: Nattinee
authors: N
authors: Kittiwan
authors: Pakpoom
authors: P
authors: Tadee
authors: Suwit
authors: S
authors: Chotinun
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004777:Environment; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia; D007391:International Cooperation; D007812:Laos; D008296:Malaysia; D008462:Meat-Packing Industry; D010679:Philippines; D000069466:Red Meat; D012104:Reptiles / Q000382:microbiology; D012478:Salmonella Food Poisoning / Q000382:microbiology*; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D019779:Salmonella enterica / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D062211:Spatio-Temporal Analysis; D013552:Swine / Q000382:microbiology*; D013785:Thailand; D014744:Vietnam