1 Diagnostic and Research Service of Central Veterinary Laboratory of Bamako, Mali.
2 Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Science, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako, Mali.
3 National Institute of Public Health of Mali.
* Corresponding Author
World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 2026, 27(02), 322–325
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjbphs.2026.27.2.0451
Received on 21 July 2026; revised on 26 August 2026; accepted on 28 August 2026
In Mali, poultry farming constitutes one of the valuable sources of income for populations. With enormous production potential, essential conditions to achieve quality and health safety of poultry products in general, and quail eggs in particular, must be established. This study, conducted between January and May 2018, aimed to evaluate the contamination of quail eggs sold in selected markets of Bamako. It involved 104 egg samples collected from four (04) markets in Bamako. The various samples were inoculated first in a pre-enrichment medium (buffered peptone water free of indole), then into enrichment media (tetrathionate broth and Rappaport-Vassiliadis broth), followed by bacterial isolation on selective media (Salmonella-Shigella agar, MacConkey agar) and identification through biochemical tests and API strips. The work yielded an overall Salmonella prevalence of 5.76%, which varied according to sampling sites.
Bacteriological Prevalence, Salmonella, Quail, Bamako
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Brahima Sacko, Modibo Diakité, Chaka Traore, Amadou Sery, Alou Sanogo and Kadiatou Coulibaly. STUDY OF SALMONELLA CONTAMINATION IN QUAIL SHELL EGGS SOLD IN SELECTED MARKETS OF BAMAKO. World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 2026, 27(02), 322–325. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjbphs.2026.27.2.0451