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Bacterial contamination of pork carcasses from Arusha, Tanzania
(Global Journal of Advanced Research, 2016-09-30)
Consumer demand for pork in Tanzania is driving growth of an increasing number of poorly equipped formal and informal slaugther facilities. To assess the potential public health challenges from these developments, we ...
Comparison of the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli isolates from commercial-layer and free-range chickens in Arusha district, Tanzania
(African Journal of Microbiology Research, 2016-09-14)
The antibiotic susceptibility of fecal Escherichia coli isolates from commercial-layer and free-range
chickens in Arusha district, Tanzania were compared. All the chickens were raised by individual
households, but ...
Load and Prevalence of Antimicrobial-Resistant Escherichia coli from Fresh Goat Meat in Arusha, Tanzania
(Journal of Food Protection, 2016)
Given the potential public health risks associated with a burgeoning goat meat industry in Tanzania, we estimated the load of
Escherichia coli and the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant strains for goat meat by using a ...
Prevalence of Antibiotic-Resistant Fecal Escherichia coli Isolates from Penned Broiler and Scavenging Local Chickens in Arusha, Tanzania
(Journal of Food Protection, 2016)
We compared the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli isolates from household-level producers of broiler
(commercial source breeds) and local chickens in the Arusha District of Tanzania. Households were ...
Recovery and prevalence of antibiotic-resistant Salmonella from fresh goat meat in Arusha, Tanzania
(African Journal of Microbiology Research, 2016-08-28)
Meat products are clearly associated with foodborne pathogens including, antibiotic-resistant strains.
Population growth and growing consumer demand facilitate the transmission of foodborne pathogens,
particularly in ...