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Evaluation of Common Beliefs and Practices of the Slaughterhouse Butchers Tamale Metropolis Ghana Solomon Ossom Asare; Emmanuel Olofu Omanchi; Amina Jummai Shehu; Issifu Tahidu; Dadaniel Konka
African Journal of Clinical Medicine and Pharmacy Research Vol 2 No 2 (2025): African Journal of Clinical Medicine and Pharmacy Research
Publisher : Darul Yasin Al Sys

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.58578/ajcmpr.v2i2.5022

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Meat quality and butcher’s awareness plays a key role in production of hygienic meat and preserving the public health. A structured questionnaire was developed and a total of 150 butcher were surveyed in the pilot study. The aim was to evaluation the common beliefs and practices of the slaughterhouse butchers. The survey revealed that 54.5% of the butchers a family business and does not require any formal training and has No need for registration to work as a butcher. And about 62.6 % Use local implements in the slaughter of animal. With about 58.8 % has the knowledge of protective materials during operation, however, 53.8% practice skinning of animals with local knife and bare hands. Based on the results obtained in the study, it is concluded that most of the butchers required education and awareness training about hygienic meat production, threatful meat borne diseases, sanitary conditions and hygienic slaughter techniques in the butcher shops to safe guard the health of themselves and meat consumers.
Burkholderia Cepacia Complex: A Cause of Dental Caries in Uyo, Southern Nigeria State Mary Athanasius Udoh; Ifeanyi Abraham Onwuezobe; Anthony Nathaniel Umo; Victoria Intimate Kingsley; Amina Jummai Shehu
African Journal of Clinical Medicine and Pharmacy Research Vol 2 No 2 (2025): African Journal of Clinical Medicine and Pharmacy Research
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.58578/ajcmpr.v2i2.5121

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Background. Dental caries is a common oral disease worldwide, and it affects above 90% of the population. Several bacteria species are implicated in caries; many of which are the normal microbiota of the buccal cavity. These bacteria are often opportunistic. Caries process starts from proliferation of oral flora, establishment of non-oral bacteria, and production of biofilm leading to plaque formation. This serves as a shield for pathogenic bacteria from being eliminated by antibiotics. The aim of this study was to find out the dominant bacteria of caries in Uyo, and factors that influence their occurrence. Methods. One hundred and twenty plaque samples of participants were analyzed using standard laboratory methods; biochemical and antibiotics susceptibility tests results were obtained using Vitek 2 System (bioMe´rieux). CTX-M, TEM and OXA resistance genes were analyzed for, and were amplified on an ABI 9700 Applied Biosystems thermal cycler using pre-determined conditions set. Results. Nine (9 (33.3%) Gram-positive bacteria and 18 (66.7%) Gram-negative bacterial isolates were obtained. The dominant isolate was Burkholderia cepacia complex 7 (25.9%), while some of the least were; Pediococcus pentosaceus 1 (3.7%) and Klebsiella pneumoniae 1 (3.7%). Ceftazidime was the antibiotic B. cepacia were mostly resistant to, but greatly sensitive to Amikacin and Tobramycin. Six B. cepacia isolates (out of 7 identified) were further analyzed molecularly by 16s rRNA sequencing. Burkholderia cenocepacia (2 isolates) and Burkholderia cepacia (4 isolates) were the two species identified. Conclusions. B. cepacia complex is known to cause major complications in cystic fibrosis and immunocompromised patients. Therefore, it is a major health challenge for it to be implicated in caries in Uyo, as it can easily spread to different parts of the body (the lungs inclusive) through the carious tooth. It is also an established fact that B. cepacia resistance genes rapidly disseminate, making treatment difficult.
Co-Authors Anthony Nathaniel Umo Dadaniel Konka Emmanuel Olofu Omanchi Ifeanyi Abraham Onwuezobe Issifu Tahidu Mary Athanasius Udoh Solomon Ossom Asare Victoria Intimate Kingsley