The prevalence of Salmonella was significantly higher for Cyprus in comparison to Belgium (Chi2, Likelihood ratio, Dunn Sidak correction, p = 0.003), whereas no difference between Belgium and Israel (Chi2, Likelihood ratio, Dunn Sidak correction, p = 0.499) and Israel and Cyprus (Chi2, Likelihood ratio, Dunn Sidak correction, p = 0.058) was found