Objectives: The objective of this study was to assess the level of salmonella contamination of fish and meat
from public markets, meat from butcheries and beef carcasses offered for retail sale in Kinshasa, the capital
city of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Methodology and results: Salmonella spp. in fish and meat was isolated using the classical technique with a
pre-enrichment, enrichment, isolation and identification. The mean number of colonies counted was
expressed as log10 colony forming units per gram (log10 cfu/g). The prevalence of Salmonella
contamination was 11.1% for fish, 18.3 % for meat from public markets, 14.4 % for meat from the
butcheries and 27.5 % for beef carcasses at the public abattoir. The positive rate in the evening was higher
than in the morning (p