%0 Journal Article
%T Antibiotic Profile and Molecular Characterization of Typhoidal Salmonellosis among Abattoir Workers in the Southern Region of Nigeria
%A Idongesit Ata Udom
%A Etanguno Effiong Owowo
%A Lydia Etuk Udofia
%J Open Journal of Medical Microbiology
%P 1-16
%@ 2165-3380
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojmm.2023.131001
%X <span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;\" \"=\"\">Typhoid fever remains endemic in most developing
countries with large scale transmission through contaminated food and drinking
water. Since 2000s, animal and their products have been found to be a common
food source for Typhoidal infections. A total of 90 blood specimens, 45 sample</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;\" \"=\"\">s</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> each were collected from abattoir and non-abattoir workers in Akwa Ibom
State and were screened for <i>Salmonella</i> species using standard cultural and serological techniques. The overall
prevalence rate was 12 (13.3%). <i>Salmonella</i> species were distributed in all the three senatorial districts of the State</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;\" \"=\"\">. </span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;\" \"=\"\">Percentage distribution of <i>Salmonella</i> isolates w</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;\" \"=\"\">as</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> 3 (3.3%) for Uyo, 4 (4.4%) for Eket and 5 (5.6%) were isolated from Ikot
Ekpene districts. Out of 90 human subjects screened</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;\" \"=\"\">,</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> 12 (13.3%) were positive and 5 (5.6%) were isolated from <span>non-abattoir while 7 (7.7%) were isolated from
abattoir workers. In this study</span></span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;\" \"=\"\">,</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> serological significant titre of ¡Ý160 of Typhoid fever cases w</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;\" \"=\"\">as</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> confirmed by blood culture. According to sero-grouping and source of
sample collection 4.4% <i>S. typhi</i> was
isolated from abattoir workers followed by <i>S.
paratyphi </i>A (3.3%) while <i>S.
typhimurium </i>and <i>S. gallinarum</i> (2.2%) and <i>S. enteritidis</i> (1.1%).
Increase prevalence of <i>Salmonella</i> serovars such as <i>S. gallinarium, S. <span>typhi, S. Typhimurium</span></i><span> and <i>S.
enteritidis</i> with regular consumption of slaughter </span>meat and other
product without proper disinfection and appropriate boiling, represent a
serious public health risk in Akwa Ibom State. Demographic data obtained in
this study showed that majority of the abattoir workers across the three
districts were within the ages of 21 to 30 (33%), 39% were none graduate while
30.4%
%K Salmonella
%K Abattoir
%K Slaughter
%K Antibiotics Profile
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=122625