Assessing the Prevalence and Potential Risks of Salmonella Infection Associated with Fresh Salad Vegetable Consumption in the United Arab Emirates

• Published in: Foods Vol. 12; no. 16; p. 3060
• Main Authors: Habib, Ihab, Khan, Mushtaq, Mohamed, Mohamed-Yousif Ibrahim, Ghazawi, Akela, Abdalla, Afra, Lakshmi, Glindya, Elbediwi, Mohammed, Al Marzooqi, Hassan Mohamed, Afifi, Hanan Sobhy, Shehata, Mohamed Gamal, Al-Rifai, Rami
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 15.08.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Ambient temperature; Aminoglycosides; Antimicrobial agents; Antimicrobial resistance; arugula; confidence interval; Confidence intervals; dill; dose response; Drug resistance; Food contamination; Food contamination & poisoning; Food safety; Food science; Fosfomycin; Gene sequencing; Genes; Genomes; Hygiene; leafy greens; Lettuce; Macrophages; Magnesium; Middle East; monitoring; Pathogenicity; Pathogens; raw foods; risk analysis; Risk assessment; Salads; Salmonella; salmonellosis; Secretion; spinach; Surveillance systems; vegetable consumption; Vegetables; Virulence; WGS; Whole genome sequencing; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom > UK; United States > US; Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates

This study aimed to investigate the occurrence and characteristics of Salmonella isolates in salad vegetables in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Out of 400 samples tested from retail, only 1.25% (95% confidence interval, 0.41–2.89) were found to be positive for Salmonella, all of which were from con...