Human and animal campylobacteriosis in Tanzania: a review

Komba, Erick V.G; Mdegela, Robinson H.; Msoffe, Peter L.M.

dc.creator	Komba, Erick V.G
dc.creator	Mdegela, Robinson H.
dc.creator	Msoffe, Peter L.M.
dc.date	2016-06-06T14:31:22Z
dc.date	2016-06-06T14:31:22Z
dc.date	2013
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-25T08:51:24Z
dc.date.available	2022-10-25T08:51:24Z
dc.identifier	https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/726
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/91358
dc.description	12p
dc.description	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.
dc.format	application/pdf
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Tanzania Journal of Health Research
dc.subject	Campylobacter
dc.subject	Infections
dc.subject	Diarrhoea
dc.subject	Epidemiology
dc.subject	Humans
dc.subject	Animals
dc.subject	Tanzania
dc.title	Human and animal campylobacteriosis in Tanzania: a review
dc.type	Article