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Prevalence and Potential Zoonotic Risk of Campylobacter spp. in Dairy Cattle from Golestan Province, Iran

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Ali Bahoosh 1
Ezzat Allah Ghaemi 1
Abdollah Ardebili 1
Sayeh Ghaemi 2
Ailar Jamalli 1

1 Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.

2 Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Islamic Azad university of Babol, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22034/pmj.2025.2053062.1054
Abstract
Background: Campylobacter, a zoonotic pathogen, is the primary bacterial agent responsible for gastrointestinal (GI) infections in humans. Domestic animals, including cattle, are reservoirs of this bacterium, and can be one of the main sources of infection transmission to humans. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of Campylobacter species using a multiplex PCR assay in cattle in the Gorgan province.
Materials and Methods: A total of 200 fecal samples were collected from healthy dairy cattle and genus and species were identified using multiplex PCR.
Results: The frequency of the genus Campylobacter in 200 samples in our study was 17.5% (35 cases), C. jejuni and C. coli species were not identified in these 35 cases.
Conclusion: Isolating Campylobacter from animal fecal samples is a challenging process, but this study showed that Campylobacter contamination was relatively high in cattle in the Gorgan province, and its transmission to humans through meat consumption must be monitored.

Keywords

Campylobacter
Multiplex PCR
dairy cattle
Prevalence

Subjects

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Personalized and Precision Medicine Journal
Volume 10, Issue 36 - Serial Number 36
Original article
Winter 2025
Pages 48-53

  • Receive Date 08 November 2024
  • Revise Date 16 January 2025
  • Accept Date 26 February 2025

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