TABLE 1.
Salmonella prevalence and XDR isolates recovered from clinically diseased, recently dead birds, and contact poultry workers.
| Host | Examined no. | Infected no. (prevalence %) |
1–5 days old
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1–4 weeks old
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p-valuee | ||||
| Examined no. | Salmonella- positive (%)a | XDR isolates (%)b | Examined no. | Salmonella- positive (%)a | XDR isolates (%)b | ||||
| Poultry | Broiler chicken (650) | 75 (11.54) | 280 | 40 (14.29) | 8 (20.00) | 370 | 35 (9.46) | 9 (25.71) | 0.06 |
| Duck (150) | 10 (6.67) | 40 | 5 (12.50) | 0 (0.00) | 110 | 5 (4.55) | 3 (60.00) | 0.13 | |
| Pigeon (160) | 5 (3.13) | 65 | 3 (4.62) | 1 (33.33) | 95 | 2 (2.11) | 0 (0.00) | 0.39 | |
| Quail (130) | 5 (3.85) | 50 | 3 (6.00) | 2 (66.67) | 80 | 2 (2.50) | 1 (50.00) | 0.37 | |
| Turkey (120) | 5 (4.17) | 55 | 4 (7.27) | 0 (0.00) | 65 | 1 (1.54) | 0 (0.00) | 0.17 | |
| Total (1,210) | 100 (8.26) | 490 | 55 (11.22) | 11(20.00) | 720 | 45 (6.25) | 13 (28.89) | 0.04* | |
| Poultry workers | 375 | 15 (4.00) | 5 XDR (1.3%c, 33.3%d) | ||||||
XDR, extensive drug resistant.
aThe percentages were calculated according to the total number of examined birds in each poultry species.
bThe percentages were calculated according to the total number of recovered Salmonella isolates from each poultry species.
cThe percentage was calculated according to the total number of examined poultry workers.
dThe percentage was calculated according to the total number of infected poultry workers.
ep-values obtained by Fisher’s exact test refer to the differences between young (1–5 days) and old (1–4 weeks) birds infected with Salmonella.
Asterisk (*) indicates a significant value.