Prevalence of Campylobacter and Salmonella in African food animals and meat: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Campylobacter and Salmonella, particularly non-typhoidal Salmonella, are important bacterial enteric pathogens of humans which are often carried asymptomatically in animal reservoirs. Bacterial foodborne infections, including those derived from meat, are associated with illness and death globally but the burden is disproportionately high in Africa. Commercial meat production is increasing and intensifying in many African countries, creating opportunities and threats for food safety.

Methods

Following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, we searched six databases for English language studies published through June 2016, that reported Campylobacter or Salmonella carriage or infection prevalence in food animals and c

SUBMITTER: Thomas KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6985902 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature