Table 1. Prevalence of Salmonella in animal products reported from 2013 to 2024 worldwide

Food Sample No. of positive samples/no. of samples tested (% positive) Serovars of Salmonella Place of purchase Country Reference
Poultry Poultry 150/1,322 (11.3) Top two product types- Ground chicken 18/97 (15.6)- Ground turkey 23/180 (13.3) Salmonella Heidelberg,Salmonella Enteritidis,Salmonella Kentucky,Salmonella Hadar,Salmonella Schwarzengrund,Salmonella Agona,Salmonella Senftenberg,Salmonella Berta,Salmonella Litchfield,Salmonella Mbandaka,Salmonella Typhimurium Retail chain stores, USDA-permitted processing establishments United States Mazengia et al. (2014)
Duck 56/109 (51.3) S. Typhimurium, S. Enteritidis, Salmonella Stanley,Salmonella Regent,Salmonella Winterthur, Salmonella Westhampton Supermarkets, traditional markets, internet shopping, wholesale market Korea Yoon et al. (2014)
11/18 (61) S. Enteritidis Supermarkets, traditional market Korea La et al. (2021)
87/309 (28.2) S. Enteritidis Retail markets Korea Kang et al. (2024)
Chicken 3/80 (3.7) S. Typhimurium,S. Enteritidis Supermarkets, traditional markets, internet shopping, wholesale market Korea Yoon et al. (2014)
51/200 (26) Salmonella Paratyphi, S. Heidelberg,Salmonella Lome,Salmonella Muenster Independent stores,main chain distributor United States Donado-Godoy et al. (2015)
170/525 (32.4) S. Heidelberg, S. Kentucky,S. Typhimurium, Salmonella Infantis,S. Senftenberg,Salmonella Thompson Supermarket stores United States Guran et al. (2017)
41/291 (14.1) S. Enteritidis Local supermarkets,traditional markets, the internet Korea La et al. (2021)
200/235 (85.1) S. Schwarzengrund,S. Infantis, Salmonella Manhattan Retail stores and chicken processing plants Japan Sasaki et al. (2021)
97/555 (17.5) S. Enteritidis Retail markets Korea Kang et al. (2024)
Raw chicken 12/132 (9.1) S. Infantis Private production units Romania Tîrziu et al. (2020)
Eggs Egg contents 42/650 egg pools (20 eggs per pool; 6.5) Salmonella Gallinarum Conventional farm, organic farms Korea Lee et al. (2013)
Eggshells, egg contents 2 Strains from eggshell, 1 Strain from egg contents S. Enteritidis Grocery stores Korea Kim et al. (2013)
Liquid egg 9/195 (4.6) S. Typhimurium, Salmonella Bareilly,Salmonella Tennessee,Salmonella Richmond Egg-breaking plants, a farm Korea Kim et al. (2015)
Eggshells 3/48 (6.3) S. Enteritidis, S. Infantis Private production units Romania Tîrziu et al. (2020)
Eggshells, egg contents Eggshells 11/60 (18.3),Egg contents 12/60 (20.0) S. Infantis, S. Bareilly, S. Agona,S. Enteritidis, Salmonella Montevideo,Salmonella Newport, S. Senftenberg,Salmonella Derby Grading and packing plant Korea Jung and Lee (2024)
Pork Ready-to-eat (RTE) pork (salami) 6/100 (6) Salmonella Brandenburg,S. Typhimurium,Salmonella Rissen,Salmonella London Retail Italy Bonardi et al. (2018)
Raw pork 33/146 (22.6) S. Typhimurium, S. Rissen,S. Infantis, Salmonella Bredeney,S. Derby, S. Brandenburg,S. Enteritidis,Salmonella Gloucester,Salmonella Goldcoast,Salmonella Kottbus, Salmonella Ruziz Private production units Romania Tîrziu et al. (2020)
RTE pork (sausages) 3/62 (4.8) S. Typhimurium Retail markets Romania Tîrziu et al. (2020)
Pork 7/503 (1.4) Not analyzed Retail markets Korea Kang et al. (2024)