Salmonella identified in pigs in Kenya and Malawi reveals the potential for zoonotic transmission in emerging pork markets.

• Main Authors: Catherine N Wilson (Author), Caisey V Pulford (Author), James Akoko (Author), Blanca Perez Sepulveda (Author), Alexander V Predeus (Author), Jessica Bevington (Author), Patricia Duncan (Author), Neil Hall (Author), Paul Wigley (Author), Nicholas Feasey (Author), Gina Pinchbeck (Author), Jay C D Hinton (Author), Melita A Gordon (Author), Eric M Fèvre (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Salmonella is a major cause of foodborne disease globally. Pigs can carry and shed non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) asymptomatically, representing a significant reservoir for these pathogens. To investigate Salmonella carriage by African domestic pigs, faecal and mesenteric lymph node samples were tak...