Hazard assessment of Staphylococcus with positive coagulase in meat produced and distributed in the Northern regions of Cameroon

Vet World Vol.12 March-2019 Article-18

Research Article

Veterinary World, 12(3): 466-471

https://doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2019.466-471

Raoul Bakari Afnabi¹, Jean Jacques Nenba Sambo², Moctar Mohamed Mouliom Mouiche³, and Rodrigue Simonet Poueme Namegni⁴

1. Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Ngaoundere University, School of Veterinary Medicine and Sciences, P.O. Box: 454, Ngaoundere, Cameroon.
2. Division of Microbiology, Institute of Agricultural Research for Development, P.O. Box: 65, Wakwa, Cameroon.
3. Department of Pharmacy-Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ngaoundere University, School of Veterinary Medicine and Sciences, P.O. Box: 454, Ngaoundere Cameroon.
4. Department of Animal Pathology, National Veterinary Laboratory (LANAVET), P.O. Box: 503, Garoua, Cameroon.

Background and Aim: Staphylococcus with positive coagulase (SPC) is a major problem for beef consumers in the northern part of Cameroon. For this purpose, the SPC concentrations in beef produced and supplied in the northern regions were determined, as well as the resistance profile of these bacteria to antibiotics.

Materials and Methods: A total of 125 samples were obtained by the wet and dry swabbing method in traditional slaughterhouses and butcheries to evaluate the SPC concentration in meat, and then, 102 SPC isolations were collected to determine the antibiotic resistance profile.

Results: The distribution of concentration of the SPC indicated no significant differences of bacterial evidence in almost all the slaughterhouses except the one in Manwi (with 2.66 log CFU/cm2) and the density in SPC is higher than that one in Guider (1.99 log CFU/cm2). The assessment of density in SPC among the selected slaughterhouse highlighted a superiority of the SPC concentrations in the Ngaoundere butcheries (3.83 log CFU/cm2) in comparison with those of other towns. At the level of the slaughterhouses, a higher proportion of resistance to Penicillin G was recorded than Gentamicin. Some butcheries recorded that all SPC reacted to Kanamycin, whereas they were more resistant to Penicillin G.

Conclusion: These results reveal that the SPC found in meat poses a threat to meat consumers in the northern part of Cameroon. Keywords: contamination, meat, Northern regions of Cameroon, resistance to antibiotics, Staphylococcus with positive coagulase.

Keywords: contamination, meat, Northern regions of Cameroon, resistance to antibiotics, Staphylococcus with positive coagulase.

How to cite this article: Afnabi RB, Sambo JJN, Mouiche MMM, Namegni RSP (2019) Hazard assessment of Staphylococcus with positive coagulase in meat produced and distributed in the Northern regions of Cameroon, Veterinary World, 12(3): 466-471.

Received: 03-06-2018 Accepted: 01-02-2019 Published online: 30-03-2019

Corresponding author: Jean Jacques Nenba Sambo E-mail: jjns.sambo@yahoo.com

DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2019.466-471

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