Significance and Characteristics of Listeria monocytogenes in Poultry Products

Table 2

Prevalence of Listeria spp. and L. monocytogenes in poultry meat and products.

Type of Product	Number	Method of Analysis	Contamination Rate (%) of Listeria spp.	Contamination Rate (%) of L. monocytogenes	Region	year	Reference
fresh chicken carcasses	160	Culture/PCR	47.5%	9.37%	Jordan	2011	[13]
fresh chicken carcasses	200	Culture/PCR	40%	18%	Northeast of Iran	2017	[22]
Frozen Poultry	6	Culture/PCR	0%	0%	Center of Iran	2008	[23]
Fresh poultry	66	Culture/PCR	4.5%	0%	Center of Iran	2008	[23]
RTE Chicken product	120	Culture/PCR	54.17%	30%	Jordan	2011	[13]
Broiler wing meat	120	Culture/PCR	47.5%	45%	Turkey	2015	[25]
Raw poultry (chicken, Turkey, quail, ostrich, chicken liver)	199	Culture/PCR	34.7%	14.1%	Center of Iran	2012	[33]
Ready to cook (Barbecued chicken, Chicken schnitzel, Chicken nugget)	115	Culture/PCR	33%	12.2%	Center of Iran	2012	[33]
Ready to eat poultry product (Olivieh salad, Chicken sausage, Chicken burger)	88	Culture/PCR	30.7%	11.4%	Center of Iran	2012	[33]
raw poultry products	63	Culture/PCR	100%	41%	Portugal	2002	[51]
raw poultry products	772	culture	-	38.2%	Belgium	1999	[29]
Chicken carcasses	100	PCR	99%	38%	northern Greece	2011	[27]
Raw chicken	38	culture	-	34%	Sri Lanka	1995	[28]
Raw poultry products	15	culture	61.1%	22.2%	Nordic countries	2004	[52]
poultry minced meat	23	Culture/PCR	30.4%	4.35%	Poland	2005	[30]
raw chicken parts	70	Culture/PCR	51.4%	7.14%	Poland	2005	[30]
poultry meat heat-treated products	50	Culture/PCR	0%	0%	Poland	2005	[30]
Fresh and Frozen	99	Culture/PCR	-	19.2%	South Africa	2005	[31]
raw chicken	210	MPN/PCR	-	20%	Malaysia	2012	[34]
Fresh turkey meat	180	Culture/PCR	-	12.77%	Turkey	2011	[37]
frozen chicken meat	2327	Culture/PCR	-	2.5%	Thailand	2011	[53]
RTE chicken products	1273	Culture/PCR	-	0.2%	Thailand	2011	[53]
chicken offal (Liver, heart, gizzard)	216	MPN/PCR	-	26.39%	Malaysia	2013	[35]