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- Title
Assessment of potential factors that support the endemicity of cholera in Nigeria from food handlers, health workers and the environment.
- Authors
Amoo, Olufemi Samuel; Awoderu, Oluwatoyin; Yisau, Jacob; Oladele, David; David, Agatha Nkiru; Raheem, Toyosi; Uwandu, Mabel; Moses, Bamidele; Fesobi, Toun Wuraola; Salam, Adeshina Abdus; Nduaga, Samuel; Oparaugo, Chinedum Taahie; Ajayi, Morakinyo; Ogbonna, Francisca; Musa, Adesola Zabdat; Adedeji, Abimbola; Ige, Fehintola; Ihemanma, Okechukwu; Nuhu, Bile; Okebugwu, Uzoma
- Abstract
Background and Aims. Diarrheal diseases caused by bacterial pathogens are widespread and they result in morbidity and mortality of a lot of people yearly. The aim of this study was to assess the role of the environment, health workers and food handlers as reservoirs of Vibrio cholerae, and other diarrhea causing bacteria. Methods. Healthcare workers were proportionally selected and multistage sampling technique was adopted in selecting food handlers for the study. A total of 374 participants consisting of health workers and food handlers were recruited. Socio-demographic and clinical information were collected using questionnaires, while stool and environmental samples were also collected. Results. More female 55.9% than male 44.1% participated in the study and the mean age of participants was 38.7±10.9. A significant number of participants identified poor hygiene practices as the major cause of diarrhea. V.cholerae O1 serotype was not detected in any of the environmental samples nor stool samples of both food handlers and health workers. However, V.cholerae (Non O1/Non O139) was isolated from the stool samples of food handlers and health workers in Kano State implying that they could serve as a source of the continuous dissemination of the pathogen. Other diarrheal causing bacterial pathogens isolated from this study include Salmonella spp. Escherichia coli, Klebsiella oxytoca, and Enterobacter spp. Conclusions. It is therefore imperative that food handlers and health workers undergo periodic health checks to ensure they are free of pathogens that could easily be transmitted through food or to patients.
- Subjects
NIGERIA; VIBRIO cholerae; CHOLERA; MEDICAL personnel; KLEBSIELLA oxytoca; ENVIRONMENTAL sampling; BACTERIAL diseases; ESCHERICHIA coli
- Publication
Microbiologia Medica, 2021, Vol 36, Issue 3, p21
- ISSN
2280-6423
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4081/mm.2021.10058