Table 1.
The prevalence of Campylobacter species in pig, dairy, and beef cattle feces collected from three geographical locations in Tanzania.
| Region | Sources | Prevalence (%); positive samples/No. of samples tested | Positive samples No. % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. jejuni | C. coli | C. jejuni/C. colia | OTCb | |||
| Arusha | Pig | 36.6% (30/82) | 2 (2.4%) | 25 (30.5%) | 1 (1.2%) | 2 (2.4%) |
| Dairy | 29.8% (14/47) | 7 (14.9%) | 6 (12.8%) | – | 1 (2.1%) | |
| Beef | 13.3% (8/60) | 6 (10.0%) | 1 (1.7%) | – | 1 (1.7%) | |
| Iringa | Pig | 22.7% (15/66) | – | 13 (19.7%) | 1 (1.5%) | 1 (1.5%) |
| Dairy | 25.0% (8/32) | 5 (15.6%) | 2 (6.3%) | – | 1 (3.1%) | |
| Beef | 9.6% (5/52) | 4 (7.7%) | 1 (1.9%) | – | – | |
| Morogoro | Pig | 33.6% (104/310) | 2 (0.7%) | 99 (31.9%) | 1 (0.3%) | 2 (0.7%) |
| Dairy | 40.7% (46/113) | 30 (26.6%) | 14 (12.4%) | 1 (0.9%) | 1 (0.9%) | |
| Beef | 27.5% (29/102) | 20 (19.6%) | 6 (5.9%) | 1 (1.0%) | 2 (1.9%) | |
| Total | 29.98% (259/864) | 76 (8.8%) | 167 (19.2%) | 5 (0.6%) | 11 (1.3%) | |
a
Isolates that were positive for both C. jejuni and C. coli.
b
OTC, other thermophilic Campylobacter species.