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Salmonellosis is an infectious disease caused by the enteric pathogen Salmonella, which is the leading causative agent of acute gastroenteritis and enteric fever globally. The catastrophic implications of salmonellosis vary depending on the host immune factors and virulence of the strain, but it can be life-threatening for pregnant women, infants, young children and adults with weak immune systems. Globally the typhoidal Salmonella accounts for 21 million cases of infection and 161,000 deaths annually1, whereas non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) accounts for 93.8 million cases of enteric infections, with around 155,000 diarrheal deaths each year2. Salmonellosis continues to undermine the health, food security and socio-economic development of the endemic nation.
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