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Kim, Kim, Chun, Choi, Salmonella Surveillance Group, and Lee: Prevalence of Salmonella Serovars Isolated from Domestic Residents and Overseas Travelers in Korea, 2004∼2005
Original Article

J Bacteriol Virol 2006;36(2):69-72.

Published online: 18 February 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4167/jbv.2006.36.2.69

Prevalence of Salmonella Serovars Isolated from Domestic Residents and Overseas Travelers in Korea, 2004∼2005

Shukho Kim1, Sung Hun Kim1, Sung Guen Chun1, Eun Sook Choi2, Bok-Kwon Lee1; Salmonella Surveillance Group3

1Division of Enteric Bacterial Infections, Center for Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health, Seoul, Korea

2Incheon Airport National Quarantine Station

3Microbiologists in Public Institutes of Health & Environment and Quarantine Stations

Received 27 April 2006       Accepted 23 June 2006

Copyright © 2006 Journal of Bacteriology and Virology

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Abstract

Salmonella is a communicable enteric pathogen commonly found in foodborne diseases. We showed the prevalence of S. enterica serovars from domestic residents and overseas travelers. In 2004–2005 years, Weltevreden, Anatum, and Tallahassee were predominant Salmonella serovars from overseas travelers, but Enteritidis, Typhimurium, and Typhi were major Salmonella serovars from domestic residents. In order to analyze the trends of prevalence and distribution of the serovars, Salmonella surveillance with an international study is essential for the disease control and prevention.

Keywords: Salmonella serovar, Prevalence

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Table 1.
Serovars of Salmonella isolates from domestic residents from 2004 to 2005
Serovars Number of isolates (%)
Enteritidis 458 (49.0)
Typhimurium 148 (15.8)
Typhi 74 (7.9)
Braenderup 27 (2.9)
London 25 (2.7)
Rissen 21 (2.2)
Montevideo 20 (2.1)
Infantis 18 (1.9)
Paratyphi A 15 (1.6)
Thompson 9 (1.0)
Virchow 8 (0.9)
Agona 7 (0.7)
Larochelle 7 (0.7)
Hadar 6 (0.6)
Bardo 5 (0.5)
Hillingdon 5 (0.5)
Kingston 5 (0.5)
Paratyphi B 5 (0.5)
Bareilly 4 (0.4)
Riggil 4 (0.4)
Schleissheim 4 (0.4)
Schwarzengrund 4 (0.4)
Derby 3 (0.3)
Haardt 3 (0.3)
Mbandaka 3 (0.3)
Senftenberg 3 (0.3)
Suberu 3 (0.3)
Anatum 2 (0.2)
Brandenburg 2 (0.2)
Freiburg 2 (0.2)
Indiana 2 (0.2)
Potsdam 2 (0.2)
Seremban 2 (0.2)
Stanley 2 (0.2)
Other serovars 26 (2.8)
Total 934
Table 2.
Serovars of Salmonella isolates from overseas travelers from 2004 to 2005
Serovars Country of origin (Number of isolates) Number of isolates (%)
Weltevreden Malaysia (8), Indonesia (1), Thailand (4), Philippines (1) 14 (19.7)
Anatum Philippines (4), Thailand (2) 6 (8.5)
Tallahassee Malaysia (1), Thailand (4) 5 (7.0)
Corvallis Indonesia (1), Thailand (2), Malaysia (1) 4 (5.6)
Enteritidis Thailand 3 (4.2)
Rissen Thailand 3 (4.2)
Virchow India (1), Thailand (2) 3 (4.2)
Agona Thailand 2 (2.8)
arizonae Thailand (1), Unknown (1) 2 (2.8)
Give Thailand 2 (2.8)
Lexington Thailand 2 (2.8)
Riggil Vietnam (1), Thailand (1) 2 (2.8)
Westhampton Thailand (1), Unknown (1) 2 (2.8)
Biafra Philippines 1 (1.4)
Braenderup Thailand 1 (1.4)
Djugu Thailand 1 (1.4)
Haardt Malaysia 1 (1.4)
Hadar Thailand 1 (1.4)
Hindmarsh Thailand 1 (1.4)
Israel Vietnam 1 (1.4)
Istanbul Malaysia 1 (1.4)
Kingston Philippines 1 (1.4)
Livingstone Indonesia 1 (1.4)
London Philippines 1 (1.4)
Mbandaka Thailand 1 (1.4)
Montevideo Thailand 1 (1.4)
Muenchen Thailand 1 (1.4)
Newport Unknown 1 (1.4)
Orion Thailand 1 (1.4)
Schwarzengrund Thailand 1 (1.4)
Tshiongwe Thailand 1 (1.4)
Typhimurium Malaysia 1 (1.4)
Uganda Philippines 1 (1.4)
Vejle Philippines 1 (1.4)
Total   71
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