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Volume 6, Issue 5(Suppl) Epidemiology (Sunnyvale)
ISSN: 2161-1165 ECR, Open Access
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Epidemiology 2016
October 3-5, 2016
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Epidemiology & Public HealthOctober 3-5, 2016|London, UK
4th International Conference on
ISOLATION OF VEROCYTOTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA (VTEC) O157 AND NON O157
VTEC SEROTYPES IN DIARRHOEIC AND APPARENTLY HEALTHY HUMANS IN ABUJA,
NIGERIA
Enem Simon Ikechukwua
aUniversity of Abuja, Nigeria
Globally, Verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli (VTEC) have been known as an important foodborne pathogen causing
the substantial proportion of human illness. An analysis of human faecal samples from both diarrhea and apparently
healthy patients from hospitals in Abuja, Nigeria were carried out using standard microbiological methods to isolate various
stereotypes of VTEC. Confirmed E. coli isolates were sub-cultured into cefixime-tellurite sorbitol McConkey (CT-SMAC) agar
and further characterized using commercially procured latex agglutination test kits. Out of the 372 samples collected, 193 were
from diarrhea patients and 3 samples tested positive for VTEC O157 while 2 were positive for non O157 VTEC. The remaining
179 samples were from apparently healthy patients and one tested positive for VTEC O157 while 2 were for non O157 VTEC.
Two hundred and twenty well structured closed ended questionnaires, pre-tested for validity were distributed to respondents
to ascertain their association with food and food products of animal origin (cattle in particular). Of the 112 valid and returned
questionnaires, 35 agreed strongly, 15 agreed, 20 were undecided, 12 disagreed and 30 strongly disagreed to have associated
with food of animal origin. The isolation of various VTEC serotypes illustrates the significance of studying the broader group
of VTEC organisms from a public health perspective. There is a strong indication that humans get infected by consuming
contaminated beef and beef products. Proper personal and environmental hygiene should be observed in order to curb and
control the prevalence of VTEC.
Biography
Enem Simon Ikechukwu is a Ph.D holder and a senior Lecturer at the Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Abuja, Nigeria
where he served as the immediate past Head of Department. He has over 20 journal publications to his credit and has attended many conferences both locally and
internationally. He has served as a reviewer to some journals. He has passion for research.
Enem Simon Ikechukwu, Epidemiology (Sunnyvale), 6:5(Suppl)