Publications by authors named "Vida Yirenkyiwaa Adjei"
Query fever, also known as Q fever, is a zoonotic disease caused by . It is a cause of abortion in livestock and presents as a febrile illness in humans. A correlation between the incidence of the disease in humans and abortion in goats and sheep farms has been reported in countries such as the Netherlands and Australia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFood from animal sources continues to be a significant food safety hazard. This study determined the microbial quality and safety of beef along beef value chains with case studies in the Ashaiman Municipality of Ghana. Raw beef samples were collected from four slaughter slabs in the Ashaiman Municipality and analyzed using standard microbiological methods to determine the quality and prevalence of specific pathogens, including species, (), and species, as well as (), (), and ().
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- The study aimed to evaluate the safety of retail poultry by examining the prevalence of antibiotic resistance in a key intestinal bacterium, focusing on samples taken from farms and retail outlets in Accra, Ghana.
- Raw chicken (25 samples) and poultry fecal matter (50 samples) were collected, analyzed using various laboratory techniques, and tested for antibiotic susceptibility.
- Results showed significant levels of antimicrobial resistance, especially in fecal samples, raising public health concerns and underscoring the need for stricter surveillance and safety measures in poultry production to prevent the spread of resistant bacteria through the food supply.