01.01.2012

Source: Veterinary Laboratories Agency

An  annual report on salmonella from livestock species in Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland).
Chickens: Incidents of Salmonella reported in chickens decreased by 13.5% compared with 2010; The most commonly reported serovars from chickens were S. Montevideo (86 reports; 21.0% of total chicken incidents), S. Kedougou (79 reports; 19.3% of total chicken incidents), S. Senftenberg (48 reports; 11.7% of total chicken incidents), S. Livingstone (42 reports; 10.2% of total chicken incidents) and S. Mbandaka (39 reports; 9.5% of total chicken incidents).  Most of these incidents were in broiler flocks sampled for statutory purposes. There were eight reports of S. Enteritidis (2.0% of total chicken incidents) in 2011 compared with 18 reports (3.8% of total chicken incidents) in 2010.
Turkeys: The most common serovar reported from turkeys in 2011 was S. Derby (121 reports; 42.9% of total turkey incidents). S. Enteritidis was not isolated, there were two fattening flocks detected with S. Typhimurium, four fattening flocks detected with Salmonella 4,12:i:- and one flock detected with Salmonella 4,5,12:i:-. S. Panama which had not been reported in turkeys since 1989, was reported during 2011.
Ducks and Geese: There were only 27 reports from ducks, a decrease of 65.4%
compared with 2010 (78 reports). The most commonly reported serovars in ducks were S. Typhimurium (13 reports, 48.1% of total duck incidents) and S. Indiana (3 reports; 11.1% of total duck incidents). There were no reports for geese in 2011. 

The most common Salmonella serovars in 2011 in poultry and humans in Great Britain 

Human cases			Chickens			Turkeys			Ducks
Serovar	No. Isolations	%	Serovar	No. Isolations	%	Serovar	No. Isolations	%	Serovar	No. Isolations	%
Enteritidis	2720	30.4	Montevideo	86	21.0	Derby