Table 3.
Description of Animal, food, and environmental studies.
| Animal studies (8) | |
|---|---|
| Type of animal (n) | Type of sample taken (n) |
| Cattle (3) | Feces (1), Milk (1), Feces &surface swab (1) |
| Chicken (1) | Visceral organ samples (1) |
| Dog (1) | Rectal swab (1) |
| Goat (1) | Different clinical samples (1) |
| Cockroaches (2) | External and internal body samples (2) |
| Food & Environment studies (n = 16) | |
|---|---|
| Type of food/Environment (n) | Type of sample taken (n) |
| Meat (3), Milk (2), Egg (1) | Meat or carcass swabs (3) |
| Raw milk (2), Egg (1) | |
| Hospital environment (6) | Surface swab (4), Air (2), wastewater (1) |
| Wastewater from urban rivers (2) | Water sample (2) |
| Abattoir/butcher shops/retailer houses (5) | A swab from meat & surfaces (4) |
| Poultry industry (1) | Surface swab (2) |
| Dairy farm (1) | Carcass swab & excretes (1) |
| Transport buses (1) | A swab from hand surfaces (1) |
| Mobile phones (1) | Surface swab (1) |
N: indicates the number of studies associated with that particular description.