Record Details

Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of thermophilic Campylobacter spp. isolated from ovine carcasses and faeces in Ethiopia

CGSpace

View Archive Info
 
 
Field Value
 
Title Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of thermophilic Campylobacter spp. isolated from ovine carcasses and faeces in Ethiopia
 
Creator Hailemariam, S.
Feleke, A.
Szonyi, Barbara
Fries, R.
Baumann, M.P.O.
Grace, Delia
 
Subject food safety
health
 
Description The foodborne thermophilic Campylobacter species are considered to be the leading cause of human gastroenteritis worldwide with emerging antimicrobial resistant strains. Consumption of raw or undercooked meat is an important source for zoonotic infection. A cross-sectional study was conducted on sheep destined for slaughter at a slaughterhouse in Addis Ababa to determine the prevalence of thermophilic Campylobacter spp. A total of 160 carcass swabs and 160 rectal swabs were bacteriologically examined from which 21 (13.1%) and 12 (7.5%) thermophilic Campylobacter spp. were isolated, respectively. Biochemical test results of the carcass isolates indicated 12 (57.1%) to be C. jejuni, 6 (28.6%) C. coli and 3 (14.3%) C. lari. Similar examination of abattoir environment pool samples of eight sampling days revealed 7 (87.5%) to be positive for the thermophilic Campylobacter spp. None of the wash water samples were positive for the bacteria. Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern test towards twelve antimicrobials using standard disc diffusion method revealed higher resistance (38.1%) for amoxicillin-clavulanic acid and kanamycin (38.1%) followed by streptomycin, oxytetracycline and compound sulphonamide (33.3% each). Most isolates were susceptible to ceftriaxone and clindamycin (4.8% each) and to a lesser degree to erythromycin (9.5%). Multidrug resistance was observed in 52.4% of the isolates examined. Isolation of thermophilic Campylobacter spp., with higher isolation rate for C. jejuni, the primary cause of human campylobacteriosis, from sheep meat and the existence of resistant isolates highlight the potential threat to public health. Therefore, implementation of Campylobacter prevention and control strategies from farm production to consumption of sheep meat are crucial.
 
Date 2015-08-06
2015-08-24T20:52:01Z
2015-08-24T20:52:01Z
 
Type Poster
 
Identifier Hailemariam, S., Feleke, A., Szonyi, B., Fries, R., Baumann, M. and Grace, D. 2015. Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of thermophilic Campylobacter spp. isolated from ovine carcasses and faeces in Ethiopia. Poster prepared for the 3rd International Congress on Pathogens at the Human-Animal Interface (ICOPHAI), Chiang Mai, Thailand, 6-8 August 2015. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Addis Ababa University.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/68018
https://www.slideshare.net/ILRI/prevalence-and-antimicrobial-susceptibility-pattern-of-thermophilic-campylobacter-spp-isolated-from-ovine-carcasses-and-faeces-in-ethiopia
 
Language en
 
Rights Open Access
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher Addis Ababa University