Antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic pathogens – a challenge for urban small holder livestock production system
KEY POINTS- The overall aim of the project is to improve public health by reducing the spread of antibiotic-resistant zoonotic infections, in urban animal production systems in low-income countries.
- The more specific aim of the project is to investigate the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant campylobacter strains in poultry, in Kampala, the capital of Uganda.
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Poultry is an important source of livelihood, food and nutrition for poor people, but keeping and consuming poultry in urban environments can pose risks to public health.
The project includes different poultry farms; small-scale and larger commercial farms, and also local food markets. The results will be linked to information on antibiotic use at farm level and also farmers' and retailers' knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) related to the spread and reduction of antibiotic-resistant Campylobacter.
Poultry is an important source of livelihood, food and nutrition for poor people, but keeping and consuming poultry and poultry products in urban environments can pose risks to public health. Live poultry can carry antibiotic-resistant zoonotic bacteria, such as Campylobacter, without showing any clinical symptoms. Campylobacteriosis is one of the most common causes of bacterial gastroenteritis in humans worldwide.
Information on Campylobacter and antibiotic resistance in the poultry value chain in eastern Africa is generally limited, especially in Uganda. This will be the first time that Campylobacter isolates from Uganda are examined genotypically and phenotypically for antimicrobial resistance. The research group at SLU has collaborated with Makerere University, in Kampala, in other projects on zoonotic and/or foodborne diseases. The results from the project will reflect a larger segment of smallholder farms and are likely to be applicable to other East African countries with similar socio-economic and agricultural conditions.