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Table 7 Distribution of bacterial pathogens in the different meat types from the informal meat trade in Nyanga

From: Prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of enteric bacterial pathogens in human and non-human sources in an urban informal settlement in Cape Town, South Africa

Type (n)

Number of samples with virulence gene/ bacterial pathogen (%)

Salmonella

Campylobacter

Plesiomonas

Aeromonas

DEC

Raw beef (17)

1 (6)

1 (6)

2 (12)

2 (12)

Raw mutton (9)

1 (11)

1 (11)

Raw pork (22)

1 (5)

Raw chicken (11)

3 (27)

5 (45)

Roast beef (26)

Roast Pork (8)

Roast Chicken (3)

Total

4

6

1

3

3

  1. DEC = Diarrheic E. coli,” – “means that the pathogen was not isolated