Published in Volume 3, Issue 1
Smoked fish and chicken are popular food products globally, but their contamination with pathogenic bacteria poses significant public health risks, emphasizing the need for investigation and mitigation strategies. This study investigated the prevalence of pathogenic bacterial contamination in smoked fish and chicken and explored its public health implications providing insights for improving food safety practices and protecting consumer health. A total of 280 samples that comprises 40 samples each of native chicken meat, layers chicken meat, broiler chicken meat, Chupea havengus (Herring/sawa), Truchurus trachurus (Horse Mackerel/Kote), Scomber Scombrus (Atlantic Mackerel/Titus) and Sphyraema barracuda (panla). In vitro, the pathogenicity study of the isolates was carried out using haemolytic assay and congo red assimilation test. The data obtained were analyzed using a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and turkey’s test as post hoc analysis. The pathogenic bacteria majorly encountered in the studied samples were Escherichia coli 0157:H7 strain ECP19-598 (ECEC1), Staphylococcus aureus strain JP18269 (SAJP1), Listeria monocytogenes strain LM16 (LMLM1) and Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis EC20110358 (SEEC2). These pathogens were encountered more in chicken meat than smoked fish, and SAJP1 was most significantly (p ≤ 0.05) seen in the studied samples. Therefore, ECEC1, SAJP1, LMLM1 and SEEC2 were encountered in the studied smoked fish and chicken meat samples, and these were detected more in chicken meat, and SAJP1 was mostly detected
Ekechukwu, C. C., Umeh, S. O., Iheukwumere, I. H., Iheukwumere, C. M., Dim, C. N. (2025). PATHOGENIC BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION IN SMOKED FISH AND CHICKEN: A STUDY ON PREVALENCE AND PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATION. Tropical Journal of Applied Natural Sciences, Volume 3, Issue 1, 24.
Ekechukwu, C. C., Umeh, S. O., Iheukwumere, I. H., Iheukwumere, C. M., Dim, C. N.. "PATHOGENIC BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION IN SMOKED FISH AND CHICKEN: A STUDY ON PREVALENCE AND PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATION." Tropical Journal of Applied Natural Sciences, vol. Volume 3, Issue 1, 2025, pp. 24.
Ekechukwu, C. C., Umeh, S. O., Iheukwumere, I. H., Iheukwumere, C. M., Dim, C. N.. "PATHOGENIC BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION IN SMOKED FISH AND CHICKEN: A STUDY ON PREVALENCE AND PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATION." Tropical Journal of Applied Natural Sciences Volume 3, Issue 1 (2025): 24.
@article{pathogenicbacterialcontaminationinsmokedfishandchicken:astudyonprevalenceandpublichealthimplication2025,
author = Ekechukwu, C. C., Umeh, S. O., Iheukwumere, I. H., Iheukwumere, C. M., Dim, C. N.,
title = PATHOGENIC BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION IN SMOKED FISH AND CHICKEN: A STUDY ON PREVALENCE AND PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATION,
journal = Tropical Journal of Applied Natural Sciences,
year = 2025,
volume = Volume 3, Issue 1,
pages = 24
}
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