Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has emerged as a global health threat, which has elicited a
high-level political declaration at the United Nations General Assembly, 2016. In response …

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli have been identified as an emerging foodborne
pathogen which portends serious risk to human health. Cow milk and its products are …

Antimicrobial resistance is recognized as a growing public health problem. Antimicrobial use
and misuse in animal farms have boosted antimicrobial resistance among bacteria in the …

This chapter provides a basic understanding of causes, types, mechanism, consequences,
current status, as well as actions to be taken against antimicrobial resistance with special …

Escherichia coli O157: H7 is a zoonotic enteric pathogen of public health significance
worldwide. A cross-sectional study was carried out during which 384 faecal samples of …

A clinical investigation was conducted to determine the antibiotic sensitivity pattern of
Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from diarrheic goats. From 54 diarrheic goats, Klebsiella …

Background: Illnesses due to contaminated food, particularly food of animal origin, are
perhaps the most widespread health problem in the contemporary world. Aims: To detect …

The aim of this study was to the determination of prevalence of resistant Escherichia coli
isolates to commonly used β-lactam antibiotics and some related resistance genes in sheep …

Nigeria bears a large burden of foodborne diseases in Africa, and the second leading
causes of premature deaths in Africa is linked to diarrheal diseases. Enterohemorrhagic …

Diarrhoea is one of the most common health problems in Africa. This faecal-orally
transmitted disease is responsible for the death of 1.9 million children under five years with a …