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Background and Aim:The increasing number of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Salmonella species on poultry farms in Indonesia has caused concern regarding human health. This study was conducted to determine the presence of the virulence gene invA in MDR Salmonella species isolated from the cloacal swab of broiler chickens in Blitar district, East Java Province, Indonesia.Materials and Methods:Cloacal swab samples were collected by purposive sampling from 15 farms in four districts. Isolation and identification of bacteria were performed using standard microbiological techniques. Confirmation of MDR isolates was done using five different classes of antibiotics, including the beta-lactam, aminoglycoside, fluoroquinolone, phenicol, and monobactam groups. An antibiotic susceptibility test was conducted using the Kirby–Bauer disk diffusion method, and a polymerase chain reaction method was used to screen for the presence of invA.Results:It was observed that 32.26% (50/155) of the samples were positive for Salmonella species. Of these 50 Salmonella isolates, 7 (14%) were identified as MDR strains. An important finding was the detection of invA in all the seven MDR Salmonella strains (100%) isolated from the cloacal swab of broiler chickens in Blitar district, East Java Province.Conclusion:Veterinarians have an extremely important role in monitoring the use of antibiotics in farm animals to mitigate the rapid spread of MDR organisms in our environment, which can otherwise cause serious economic losses and also public health issues.

Highlights

  • Salmonella species have been the major cause of foodborne diseases in several countries in the past 100 years [1,2,3]

  • The findings of this study indicated that 32.26% (50/155) of the samples were positive for Salmonella isolates (Table-1)

  • The highest incidence occurred in Garum subdistrict (60.00%), followed by Ponggok (28.30%) and Selopuro (27.45%) subdistricts, and the lowest incidence occurred in Selorejo subdistrict (23.08%). These results indicated the presence of high infection with Salmonella spp. in Blitar district

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Introduction

Salmonella species have been the major cause of foodborne diseases in several countries in the past 100 years [1,2,3]. Salmonellosis is a disease caused by the pathogenic agent Salmonella spp. Salmonellosis has been categorized as an important public health zoonosis [5,6,7] with a high morbidity rate and is difficult to prevent [8,9]. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http:// creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated. The increasing number of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Salmonella species on poultry farms in Indonesia has caused concern regarding human health. This study was conducted to determine the presence of the virulence gene invA in MDR Salmonella species isolated from the cloacal swab of broiler chickens in Blitar district, East Java Province, Indonesia

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