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Table 3 Recovered Salmonella serotypes from sheep, goats and human fecal samples in relation to their health status

From: Salmonella serovars in sheep and goats and their probable zoonotic potential to humans in Suez Canal Area, Egypt

Recovered serotypes

Sheepa

Total

Goatb

Total

Humanc

Total

Total No. of serotypes

Diarrheic

Non

Diarrheic

Non

Diarrheic

Non

S. Typhimurium

2 (28.6%)

8 (30.8%)

10 (30.3%)

–

1 (16.7%)

1 (14.3%)

1 (33.3%)

1 (9.1%)

2 (14.3%)

13

S. Enteritidis

1 (14.3%)

4 (15.4%)

5 (15.2%)

1 (100%)

2 (33.3%)

3 (42.9)

-

4 (36.4%)

4 (28.6%)

12

S. Heidelberg

1 (14.3%)

3 (11.5%)

4 (12.1%)

–

–

–

–

–

–

4

S. Dublin

2 (28.6%)

1 (3.8%)

3 (9.1%)

–

1 (16.7%)

1 (14.3%)

–

1 (9.1%)

1 (7.1%)

5

S. Montevideo

–

4 (15.4%)

4 (12.1%)

–

1 (16.7%)

1 (14.3%)

–

–

–

5

S. Saintpaul

–

3 (11.5%)

3 (9.1%)

–

1 (16.7%)

1 (14.3%)

1 (33.3%)

1 (9.1%)

2 (14.3%)

6

S. Anatum

–

1 (3.8%)

1 (3.0%)

–

–

–

–

2 (18.2%)

2 (14.3%)

3

S. Tsevie

–

1 (3.8%)

1 (3.0%)

–

–

–

–

–

 

1

S. Chester

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1 (9.1%)

1 (7.1%)

1

S. Essen

1 (14.3%)

–

1 (3.0%)

–

–

–

–

1 (9.1%)

1 (7.1%)

2

S. Infantis

–

1 (3.8%)

1 (3.0%)

–

–

–

–

–

–

1

S. Apeyeme

–

–

–

–

–

–

1 (33.3%)

–

–

1

Total (%)

7/33 (21.2%)

26/33 (78.8%)

 

1/7 (14.2%)

6/7 (85.7%)

 

3/14 (21.4%)

11/14 (78.6%)

 

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  1. aχ2 = 15.365, P = 0.001
  2. bχ2 = 2.074, P = 0.150
  3. cχ2 = 0.391, P = 0.532