VetSRev
Database of veterinary systematic reviews
Database of veterinary systematic reviews
Tanzania Journal of Health Research (2013) 15:
DOI: 10.4314/thrb.v15i1.6
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.
Komba, E. V. G., Mdegela, R. H., Msoffe, P. L. M., & Ingmer, H. (2013). Human and animal Campylobacteriosis in Tanzania: a review. Tanzania Journal of Health Research, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.4314/thrb.v15i1.6 Primates, Cattle, Pigs, Wild animals, Poultry, animals, Chordata, eukaryotes, mammals, vertebrates, Goats, Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens of Animals [LL821], Prion, Viral, Developing Countries, Commonwealth of Nations, Food Composition and Quality [QQ500], meat, Meat Produce [QQ030], Hominidae, Homo, man, disease prevalence, epidemiology, ACP Countries, Africa, Africa South of Sahara, Anglophone Africa, Bacteria, Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens of Humans [VV210], bacterial enteritis, bacterium, Campylobacter, Campylobacteraceae, Campylobacterales, campylobacteriosis, children, countries, diarrhea, diarrhoea, drug resistance, East Africa, epidemiological surveys, Epsilonproteobacteria, Food Contamination, food safety, heat tolerance, human diseases, Least Developed Countries, microbial contamination, Pesticide and Drug Residues and Ecotoxicology [HH430], Pesticide and Drug Resistance [HH410], poultry meat, prokaryotes, Proteobacteria, public health, raw meat, Residues and Toxicology [QQ200], SADC Countries, scouring, Tanganyika, Tanzania, Third World, Underdeveloped Countries, Wild birds [Indexed using CAB Thesaurus terms], zoonoses, zoonotic infections