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  • 标题:Human and animal Campylobacteriosis in Tanzania: A review
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  • 作者:Erick V. Komba ; Robinson H. Mdegela ; Peter L. Msoffe
  • 期刊名称:Tanzania Journal of Health Research
  • 印刷版ISSN:0856-6496
  • 电子版ISSN:1821-9241
  • 出版年度:2013
  • 卷号:15
  • 期号:1
  • DOI:10.4314/thrb.v15i1.6
  • 语种:English
  • 出版社:African Journals Online
  • 摘要:

    The thermotolerant species of Campylobacter have become very important in public health, particularly as agents of infectious diarrhoea in human beings. Though the mechanism by which they cause disease is yet to be fully explained, they have been recognized as the leading cause of bacterial enteritis in both developed and developing countries. The organisms colonize different animal species without causing any symptoms of disease; and humans acquire infections through contact with or consumption of contaminated meat especially raw/undercooked poultry meat. The growing trend of antibiotic resistant Campylobacter isolates continues to pose significant public health challenges. In this review we present the available information generated in Tanzania about Campylobacter infections in humans and animals. We conducted a structured literature search of PUBMED and ScienceDirect electronic databases and identified 15 articles. Studies on humans reported Campylobacter infections in both symptomatic and asymptomatic subjects; with higher prevalence in children under the age of five years. Studies on animals found colonization of both domestic and wild species. Among isolates, some demonstrated antimicrobial resistance. The available information for both human and animal Campylobacteriosis in the country is sparse. It however provides an insight of the bacteriological and epidemiological aspects of Campylobacter infections in the country and eventually creates more awareness on the need to develop control strategies. Since the organism is zoonotic its control strategies should adopt the “One Health” approach involving collaborative efforts from veterinary and human medicine.

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