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. 2020 Mar 9;6(3):e03537. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03537

Table 2.

Summary of Campylobacter prevalence in different Sub-Saharan Africa regions; occurrence of the species in different animals, locations, samples and resistance to antibiotics. In brackets are the number of studies reporting such occurrence.

C. jejuni C. coli C. lari C. upsaliensis C. fetus C. hyointestinalis C. sputorum C.troglodytis
Prevalence range per region
EA 0%–100% (19) 0%–50% (17) 0%–2.4% (2) 4% (1) 2.4%–5.1% (2) - - 0%–87.5% (1)
MA 13.6%–28.7% (2) 24.8%–77.3% (2) 0% (1) 0% (1) - - - -
SA 0.4%–73.3% (10) 2%–48.2% (9) - 3%–13.1% (2) 0%–2.1% (4) - - -
WA 0%–64.2% (23) 0%–73% (25) 0%–12.5% (11) 0%–20.6% (6) 0.1%–31.2% (6) 0.4%–1.7% (3) 0.7%–2.8% (2) -
Animals
Poultry (2) [chickens (25), ducks (3), guinea fowls (2), turkeys (1), pigeons (1)], cattle (11), camels (1), cats (2), crows (1), dogs (5), goats (5), guinea pigs (1), horses (1), quails (1), monkeys (1), pigs (8), rats (1), sheep (9) Poultry (2) [chickens (26), ducks (2), guinea fowls (3)], cattle (11), camels (1), cats (1), crows (1), dogs (4), goats (7), grasscutters (1), guinea pigs (1), horses (1), pigs (9), quails (1), rats (1), sheep (9) Camels (1), cattle (3), chickens (6), ducks (1), goats (1), guinea fowls (1), pigeons (1), pigs (1), sheep (3) Camels (1), cats (1), cattle (1), chickens (2), dogs (2), pigs (1), sheep (1) Cattle (12) Cattle (2), pigs (1) Camels (1), cattle (1) Wild chimpanzees (1)
Locations
Abattoirs (16), farms (23), laboratory (1), rural or urban households (4), live bird markets (1), urban or peri-urban area (2), research institute (1), retail market/shop (1), rural area (2), state (4), town/metropolis (2), urban or rural veterinary clinics/premises (3), warehouses (1), wild (1) Abattoirs (16), community (1), farms (24), households (3), laboratory (1), live bird markets (1), research institute (1), retail market/shop (2), rural area (2), state/town (7), veterinary clinics (2), warehouse (1) Abattoirs (3), farms (3), live bird market (1), state (4) Abattoirs (1), farms (2), households (2), state (3), veterinary clinics (2) Farms (7), laboratory records (4),
state (1)
State (1), farms (2), households (1) State (1), farms (1) National parks (1)
Samples tested for Campylobacter
Caeca (5), carcass (11), cloaca (7), colon (1), feces (37), vaginal swab (1) Caeca (4), carcass (14), cloaca (9), colon (1), feces (33) Carcass (3), cloaca (3), feces (7), Carcass (1), feces (7) Cervico-vaginal mucus (1), rectal (1), preputial (10), vaginal mucus (1) Feces (2), preputial washings and cervico-vaginal mucus (1) Feces (1), preputial washings and cervico-vaginal mucus (1) Feces (1)
Resistance to antibiotics (above 10% of the isolates)
Erythromycin (48.7%), Ampicillin (42.5%), Tetracycline (35.8%), Nalidixic Acid (32.0%), Ciprofloxacin (30.7%), Streptomycin (12.1%), Trimethoprim/Sulfametoxazole (10.6%), Gentamicin (10.5%) Erythromycin (59.1%), Ampicillin (45.3%), Ciprofloxacin (40.2%), Nalidixic Acid (37.4%), Tetracycline (36.8%), Streptomycin (16.7%), Trimethoprim/Sulfametoxazole (14.7%), Chloramphenicol (12.9%), Gentamicin (12.9%) Erythromycin (89.1%), Ampicillin (78.2%), Ciprofloxacin (51.2%), Nalidixic Acid (43.8%), Trimethoprim/Sulfametoxazole (19.4%), Tetracycline (17.9%), Cephalexin (16.7%), Chloramphenicol (16.5%), Cefotaxime (14.9%) Erythromycin (90.4%),
Ampicillin (73.9%),
Ciprofloxacin (49.2%),
Nalidixic Acid (46.7%)
NR NR NR NR

EA: Eastern Africa; MA: Middle Africa; SA: Southern Africa; WA: Western Africa; NR: Not reported.