Human and animal Campylobacteriosis in Tanzania: a review

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dc.contributor.authorKomba, Erick V.G.
dc.contributor.authorMdegela, Robinson H.
dc.contributor.authorMsoffe, Peter L.M.
dc.contributor.authorIngmer, Hanne
dc.date.accessioned2025-11-05T08:54:52Z
dc.date.available2025-11-05T08:54:52Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.descriptionJournal article
dc.description.abstractThe 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.description.sponsorshipDanish International Development Agency through Livestock Enterprises Project
dc.identifier.citationhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4314/thrb.v15i1.6
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/20.500.14820/7112
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTanzania Journal of Health Research
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVolume 15, Number 1, January 2013
dc.subjectCampylobacter
dc.subjectInfections
dc.subjectDiarrhoea
dc.subjectEpidemiology
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectanimals
dc.subjectTanzania
dc.titleHuman and animal Campylobacteriosis in Tanzania: a review
dc.typeArticle

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