Salmonellosis and the food chain in Khon Kaen, northeastern Thailand.

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dc.contributor.authorVaeteewootacharn, Kriangsaken_US
dc.contributor.authorSutra, Sumitren_US
dc.contributor.authorVaeteewootacharn, Supapornen_US
dc.contributor.authorSithigon, Dechaen_US
dc.contributor.authorJamjane, Orawanen_US
dc.contributor.authorChomvarin, Chariyaen_US
dc.contributor.authorHahnvajanawong, Chariyaen_US
dc.contributor.authorThongskulpanich, Noien_US
dc.contributor.authorThaewnon-giew, Kesornen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T16:26:17Z
dc.date.available2009-05-27T16:26:17Z
dc.date.issued2005-01-24en_US
dc.descriptionThe Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.en_US
dc.description.abstractNon-typhoidal salmonellosis is a major cause of food-borne illness in Thailand. Specific serotyping of Salmonellae, linked with certain foods, can be used to identify outbreaks, transmission, and for surveillance. We aimed to identify the chain of non-typhoidal Salmonella transmission from food to humans in five slums, two open markets, four supermarkets and an abattoir in the municipality of Khon Kaen. During three months representing the cool-dry, hot-dry, and rainy seasons of 2002, culture samples were collected from water, food, pork, and chicken. Stool cultures of food venders, and others in the same area, were performed. Serological typing was done by the WHO National Salmonella and Shigella Center in Thailand. Of the food, drinking water, and stool samples from food handlers and healthy persons, 18, 7, 11, and 5%, respectively, were positive for Salmonella. Nearly all (96-98%) of the fresh pork and chicken, both from the open markets and supermarkets, were positive for Salmonella. The major Salmonella serovars were S. Anatum, S. Rissen, S. Virchow, S. Enteritidis and S. Panama, similar throughout the food chain and to the other reports that year. To reduce the incidence of human salmonellosis, several preventative measures must be taken where animals are produced, slaughtered and processed, and at home and in eateries. Vulnerable groups, such as infants, the elderly and the immuno-compromised, should be made aware of their increased susceptibility to food-borne disease.en_US
dc.description.affiliationOffices of Diseases Prevention and Control 6, Khon Kaen, Thailand. kriangsak_v@yahoo.comen_US
dc.identifier.citationVaeteewootacharn K, Sutra S, Vaeteewootacharn S, Sithigon D, Jamjane O, Chomvarin C, Hahnvajanawong C, Thongskulpanich N, Thaewnon-giew K. Salmonellosis and the food chain in Khon Kaen, northeastern Thailand. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2005 Jan; 36(1): 123-9en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/35208
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.tm.mahidol.ac.th/seameo/2005_36_1/19-3424.pdfen_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshAgeden_US
dc.subject.meshDisease Susceptibilityen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshFood Chainen_US
dc.subject.meshFood Microbiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIncidenceen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_US
dc.subject.meshSalmonella --isolation & purificationen_US
dc.subject.meshSalmonella Infections --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshThailand --epidemiologyen_US
dc.titleSalmonellosis and the food chain in Khon Kaen, northeastern Thailand.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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