CAMPYLOBACTERIOSIS is an important foodborne zoonosis primarily associated with the consumption of undercooked poultry and poultry products (Mazick and others 2006). Other risk factors for human infection include the consumption of raw and unpasteurised milk or untreated water, handling and cooking contaminated food, having contact with infected food-producing animals and pets (Altekruse and others 1999, Gilpin and others 2008, Acke and others 2009), and swimming in natural bodies of water (Schonberg-Norio and others 2004). Campylobacter species have emerged as the most common cause of bacterial foodborne gastroenteritis in industrialised and developed countries, with the number of cases of campylobacteriosis often exceeding the number of cases of salmonellosis and shigellosis (Altekruse and others 1999, WHO 2001). Thermophilic Campylobacter species, namely Campylobacter jejuni, Campylobacter coli and Campylobacter lari, are the most common causes of the disease, with C jejuni accounting for over 80 per cent of cases in human beings in the UK (Gillespie and others 2002). A wide variety of avian species, including domestic and wild birds, harbour Campylobacter species and are important in the epidemiology of human campylobacteriosis (Oyarzabal and others 1995, Atanassova and Ring 1999). In Nigeria, few studies have been
Honey samples were obtained from the different agro-ecological zones of Nigeria including: the tropical rainforest, mangrove swamp, plateau grassland, guinea savannah and sudan savannah. The antimicrobial activities of these differently sourced honeys were assessed against six bacteria organisms (Staphylococcus aureaus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella typhi, Klebsiella aerogenes and Proteus mirabilis). The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) were studied using standard methods. Results obtained showed that geographical locations had effects on the antibacterial activities of the different honeys at different concentrations (6.25-100%). Honey originating from Vom, Plateau State showed the highest antimicrobial activity. All the honeys showed varied bacteriostatic and bactericidal activities. None of the honeys produced any effect on Klebsiella aerogenes and Proteus mirabilis. Further work is encouraged.
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