Antimicrobial resistant enteropathogenic Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp. in houseflies infesting fish in food markets in Zambia

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Zambiaen_US
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Healthen_US
cg.contributor.crpAquatic Agricultural Systemsen_US
cg.coverage.countryZambiaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ZMen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Africaen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierTheo Knight-Jones: 0000-0003-4342-6055en_US
cg.creator.identifierDelia Grace: 0000-0002-0195-9489en_US
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14010021en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn1660-4601en_US
cg.issue1en_US
cg.journalInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.ilriFISHen_US
cg.subject.ilriFOOD SAFETYen_US
cg.subject.ilriMARKETSen_US
cg.volume14en_US
dc.contributor.authorSonge, M.M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHang'ombe, M.B.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKnight-Jones, Theodore J.D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGrace, Deliaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-10T08:06:57Zen_US
dc.date.available2017-01-10T08:06:57Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/78634en_US
dc.titleAntimicrobial resistant enteropathogenic Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp. in houseflies infesting fish in food markets in Zambiaen_US
dcterms.abstractDiarrhea is one of the most common diseases and is a leading cause of death in developing countries. This is often caused by contaminated food. Poor food hygiene standards are exacerbated by the presence of flies which can transmit a variety of infectious microorganisms, particularly through animal source foods. This fact becomes especially important in developing countries like Zambia, where fish is a highly valued source of protein. Our interest in this study was to identify if the flies that beset food markets in Zambia carry important pathogenic bacteria on their bodies, and subsequently if these bacteria carry resistance genes to commonly used antibiotics, which would indicate problems in eradicating these pathogens. The present study took into account fish vendors’ and consumers’ perception of flies and interest in interventions to reduce their numbers. We conducted semi-structured interviews with (1) traders (comprised of randomly selected males and females) and (2) consumers (including randomly selected males and females). Thereafter, we collected flies found on fish in markets in Mongu and Lusaka districts of Zambia. For the entire study, a total of 418 fly samples were analyzed in the laboratory and Salmonella spp. and enteropathogenic Escherichia coli were isolated from the flies. Further laboratory screening revealed that overall, 17.2% (72/418) (95% CI; 43.2%–65.5%) of total samples analyzed contained Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL)-producing E. coli. These significant findings call for a strengthening of the antibiotic administering policy in Zambia and the development of sustainable interventions to reduce fly numbers in food markets and improve food safety and hygiene.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.available2016-12-28en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationSonge, M.M., Hang’ombe, B.M., Knight-Jones, T.J.D. and Grace, D. 2017. Antimicrobial resistant enteropathogenic Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp. in houseflies infesting fish in food markets in Zambia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 14(1): 21.en_US
dcterms.issued2016-12-28en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherMDPIen_US
dcterms.subjectfishen_US
dcterms.subjectfood safetyen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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