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Prevalence, risk factors and antimicrobial resistance of Salmonellainfection in turtles in Khon Kaen province |
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| Creator | Patchanee Sringam |
| Title | Prevalence, risk factors and antimicrobial resistance of Salmonellainfection in turtles in Khon Kaen province |
| Contributor | PeerapolSukon, Sarawut Sringam, Sunpetch Angkititrakul |
| Publisher | Chulalongkorn University |
| Publication Year | 2564 |
| Journal Title | The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine |
| Journal Vol. | 51 |
| Journal No. | 2 |
| Page no. | 201 |
| Keyword | Salmonella, prevalence, risk factors, turtles |
| URL Website | https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/tjvm/index |
| Website title | https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/tjvm/index |
| ISSN | 0125-6491 |
| Abstract | Considering the impact of Salmonellain turtles and the role of turtles as a source of Salmonellaoutbreaks in humans, knowledge ofSalmonellastatus in turtles is important. A cross-sectional study was conducted to investigatethe prevalence, risk factors and antimicrobial resistance of Salmonellainfections in turtles. Cloacalswabs were collected from 378 turtles in Turtle Villages located inKhon Kaen province of northeastern Thailand between January 2018 and April 2019. All samples were examined for Salmonellaspp. isolation and identification by ISO 6597:2002. The overall prevalence of Salmonellain the turtles was 37.57% (142/378). Habitat, seasonand sex were significantly associated with Salmonellapositivity(P<0.05)in univariate analysis but only season was significantly associated with Salmonellapositivity in multivariate analysis. Among Salmonellaisolates, resistance to ampicillin,tetracycline and sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim was frequently observed. None of the isolates were resistant to ciprofloxacin or norfloxacin. These results show that turtles are commonly infected with Salmonella and present a risk of possible transmission to people who come in close contact with them. |
