EVALUATION OF BACTERIA SHIGELLA SUBTYPES IN THE ALIMENTARY TRACT OF FISH SPECIES (SQUALIUS CEPHALUS AND CARASSIUS GIBELIO) AND HUMAN HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT

The aim of this study was to isolate enteric pathogenic bacteria from fish that could be transmitted to humans after the handling or consumption of those fishes. Fish samples were collected applying the electrofishing method alongside Sitnica, Lepenci, and Lumbardhi I Prizrenit rivers. Evaluation of Shigella spp. species from fish samples was performed using standard bacteriological procedures. In addition, the bacteriological analyses involved Bacteria genus of Gram-negative Shigella spp., on the following fish species: Squalius cephalus and Carassius gibelio. Shigella was conducted according to ISO 6579:2002 methods.This microbiological parameter was analyzed from 60 samples, results that Shigella is not found in the alimentary tract of this fishes. The analysis of various serovars of Shigella spp. from different sources indicates that distribution of this bacteria in the mentioned rivers is not normally present. As we know, the variability of subtypes of different microbiological aspects reflected for research, risk management, and public health strategies.