Abstract
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Salmonella in poultry poses a serious human health threat as it has zoonotic importance. Poultry is often linked with outbreaks of Salmonella-associated foodborne illness. Since antimicrobials are heavily used in poultry in Bangladesh, multidrug-resistant (MDR) Salmonella is quite frequently found there. MDR Salmonella is challenging to treat with antimicrobials and often causes a severe economic loss in the poultry sector. By horizontal gene transfer and/or evolutionary mutations, antimicrobials primarily exert selection pressure that contributes to antimicrobials resistance. In addition, resistance patterns can vary with variations in time and space. Without having prior knowledge of resistance patterns, no effective drugs could be prescribed. Therefore, it is crucial to have updated knowledge on the status of AMR in Salmonella in Bangladesh for effective treatment and management of the flocks against salmonellosis. There are several review articles on AMR in Salmonella in poultry in Bangladesh; they lack the whole scenario of the country and particularly do not have enough data on the poultry environment. Considering this scenario, in this review, we have focused on AMR in Salmonella in poultry in Bangladesh (2011–2021), with particular emphasis on data from the poultry and farm environments on a divisional zone basis.
Highlights
The poultry sector has turned into a symbol of a profitable business among the people of Bangladesh [1]
We found that 17.19%, 28.57% and 30% of salmonellae were present in water, transport swab and air samples from poultry farm environments in Bangladesh [25,33,39,41]
Chicken and processed items are a potential origin for antimicrobial resistance to Salmonella
Summary
The poultry sector has turned into a symbol of a profitable business among the people of Bangladesh [1]. The poultry sector contributes almost 40% of the total meat supply and more than 25% of Bangladesh’s total human protein demands [4,5] This sector has shown adequate support to the nation in gaining the sustainable development goals (SDGs) of eliminating malnourishment and securing improved health by supplying protein-containing foods. More than 20 million humans and animals are infected with Salmonella each year. It is assumed that AMR problem will cause hundreds of millions of human deaths along with severe financial crisis and severe damage in livestock productions by 2050 [13,14]. Salmonellosis is a significant threat to poultry farming in Bangladesh by causing severe economic losses every year. There is no sufficient review data on antimicrobial-resistant Salmonella in poultry in Bangladesh in recent years. The purpose was to give references for future work as well as a request to intervene in the AMR by implementing a One Health program
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