TY  - JOUR
T1  - Prevalence of <I>Salmonella enterica </I>Contamination of Camel Milk in Iran
AU - Sepehr, S. 
JO  - Research Journal of Biological Sciences
VL  - 7
IS  - 4
SP  - 195
EP  - 199
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-8846
DO  - rjbsci.2012.195.199
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjbsci.2012.195.199
KW  - Camel milk
KW  -Salmonella enterica
KW  -milk safety
KW  -Kenya
KW  -Iran
AB  - This study was undertaken to conduct a baseline risk analysis of raw camel milk with special emphasis on <I>Salmonella enterica </I>serovars. Cross-sectional studies were designed to investigate the prevalence of <I>S. enterica </I>serovars in a major camel milk production zone of Iran<I>. </I>A total of 196 samples were assessed for possible presence of <I>S. enterica</I>. The samples included composite milk from the individual camel udders, bulk milk from collection and market centres, faeces, soil and water samples. Of the 196 samples tested, 43% (84/196) were found to contain Salmonella species. Out of the 84, only 31% (26/84) was positively identified as <I>S. enterica. S. enterica </I>was found in all the sample categories that represented the camel milk production environment. The results suggest that raw camel milk contamination by <I> S. enterica </I> was influenced by post-harvest handling of the product rather than camel infection by the pathogen. It was concluded that a need exists to formulate better regulation strategies for the safe handling of camel milk on rural Kenyan farms.
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