Global Prevalence and Resistance of Salmonella in Wild Birds, Meta-Analysis Results

A meta-analysis consolidates global data on Salmonella prevalence and antimicrobial resistance in wild bird populations. The pooled prevalence is 5.77%, with regional and taxonomic variations, and resistance trends for critically important antimicrobials are reported. The dataset was created by Eurade Ntakiyisumba and last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze regional differences in Salmonella prevalence based on reported rates for Asia, Africa, and Europe.
• Model temporal trends in antimicrobial resistance based on reported increases for fluoroquinolones and penicillin/β-lactamase inhibitors.
• Assess risk across avian taxonomic orders based on reported infection rates for Accipitriformes and Charadriiformes.
• Evaluate the role of wildlife as reservoirs for clinically relevant resistance based on the reported resistance profiles.
• Support One Health policy interventions based on the integrated findings described.

Strengths

• Provides a global pooled prevalence estimate of 5.77% with a 95% confidence interval.
• Reports serovar-specific prevalence for S. Typhimurium (4.12%) and S. Enteritidis (1.42%).
• Includes resistance percentages for specific antimicrobial classes, such as macrolides (29.6%).
• Identifies significant temporal trends with reported R-squared values for fluoroquinolones (19.21%) and penicillin/β-lactamase inhibitors (66.75%).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is very small (29.2 KB), indicating limited scope or summary-level data.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Random-effects meta-analysis of consolidated global data.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-24 05:36:48; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Global, with specific prevalence reported for Asia, Africa, and Europe.