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Table 2 Prevalence of pathogens in raw meat

From: Food-borne bacterial pathogens in marketed raw meat of Dharan, eastern Nepal

Type of meat

Prevalence of pathogens (%)

S. aureus

E. coli

Salmonella spp.

Shigella spp.

Vibrio spp.

P. aeruginosa

Chicken (n = 15)

53.33

66.6

60

4

0

46.66

Pork (n = 15)

73.33

60

10

0

2

40

Buffalo (n = 10)

80

40

20

2

2

40

Goat (n = 10)

70

46.7

33.3

0

2

33.33

Total (N = 50)

68

54

34

6

6

40

P-value

0.501

0.527

0.047

0.346

0.674

0.708