Study on Prevalence of Food Borne Pathogens of Animal Origin

Food borne diseases occur worldwide and lead to the fall ill of 600 million people after consuming contaminated food. Out of these, 420 000 people die, including thousands of children under the age of 5 years. Therefore, the present study was carried out to observe the microbial quality of meat from different animals. A total of 30 samples of raw meat (poultry - 10, chevon - 10 and fish – 10) were collected from retail outlets of meat shops in south civil line, Jabalpur city. The samples were collected and processed in an aseptic condition in the laboratory at the earliest. The pathogens were isolated on selective media by using enrichment and plating technique. The presumptive isolates were biochemically characterized which revealed that out of 30 meat samples, 4(13.33%), 20(66.66%) and 6 (20%) samples were found positive for Salmonella, E. coli and Staphylococcus spp. The survey of meat samples in the region displayed the presence of zoonotic pathogens and poor sanitary quality practices in retail outlets. Since the isolated pathogens are of public health concern, their presence may be a cause of potential health hazard.