Protected but not from Contamination: Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles of Bacteria from Birds in a Ghanaian Forest Protected Area
Resistance to antimicrobial agents is a growing concern in public health. It has been reported in wildlife from several places in the world though wild animals are not normally exposed to clinically used antimicrobial agents. Despite this, very little research has been done in Ghana to determine ant...
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| author | Sawyerr Louisa Modupe Ntiamoa-Baidu Yaa Owusu Erasmus Henaku Kenji Ohya Suzuki Masato Odoi Justice Opare Kayang Boniface Baboreka |
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| description | Resistance to antimicrobial agents is a growing concern in public health. It has been reported in wildlife from several places in the world though wild animals are not normally exposed to clinically used antimicrobial agents. Despite this, very little research has been done in Ghana to determine antimicrobial resistance in wild animals, particularly those in protected areas. In this study, the presence of colistin resistant and multidrug resistant (MDR) gram-negative bacteria in cloacal swabs of wild birds captured in a Ghanaian forest protected area were evaluated. A total of 195 isolates from 138 individual birds were obtained, identified and tested for resistance to colistin. The colistin-resistant isolates were subsequently tested for multidrug resistance to 4 other antimicrobial agents (Oxytetracycline, Streptomycin, Ampicillin and Ciprofloxacin). Colistin resistance was observed in 6.5% (9/138) of the birds and this was seen in only birds that were sampled close to the reception area of the protected area. About 50% of the colistin-resistant isolates were multidrug resistant. AMR isolates were obtained from birds that have been documented to show an insectivorous or omnivorous feeding preference. Data obtained from the study suggests that AMR and MDR occurred in wild birds from the Conservation Area and supports the claim that proximity to human impacted habitats (settlements/farmlands) increased the likelihood of carriage of AMR. Though the routes of transmission remain unclear, there is potential for spread from the wild birds to other wild/domestic animals and possibly back to humans. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7feb24bd5b4e4932b5cc88b9ad47138c2022-12-21T18:49:21ZengSAGE PublishingEnvironmental Health Insights1178-63022021-06-011510.1177/11786302211017687Protected but not from Contamination: Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles of Bacteria from Birds in a Ghanaian Forest Protected AreaSawyerr Louisa Modupe0Ntiamoa-Baidu Yaa1Owusu Erasmus Henaku2Kenji Ohya3Suzuki Masato4Odoi Justice Opare5Kayang Boniface Baboreka6Centre for African Wetlands, University of Ghana, Legon, GhanaDepartment of Animal Biology and Conservation Science, University of Ghana, Legon, GhanaCentre for Climate Change and Sustainability Studies, University of Ghana, Legon, GhanaDepartment of Applied Veterinary Sciences, United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu, JapanAntimicrobial Resistance Research Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Applied Veterinary Sciences, United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu, JapanDepartment of Animal Science, University of Ghana, Legon, GhanaResistance to antimicrobial agents is a growing concern in public health. It has been reported in wildlife from several places in the world though wild animals are not normally exposed to clinically used antimicrobial agents. Despite this, very little research has been done in Ghana to determine antimicrobial resistance in wild animals, particularly those in protected areas. In this study, the presence of colistin resistant and multidrug resistant (MDR) gram-negative bacteria in cloacal swabs of wild birds captured in a Ghanaian forest protected area were evaluated. A total of 195 isolates from 138 individual birds were obtained, identified and tested for resistance to colistin. The colistin-resistant isolates were subsequently tested for multidrug resistance to 4 other antimicrobial agents (Oxytetracycline, Streptomycin, Ampicillin and Ciprofloxacin). Colistin resistance was observed in 6.5% (9/138) of the birds and this was seen in only birds that were sampled close to the reception area of the protected area. About 50% of the colistin-resistant isolates were multidrug resistant. AMR isolates were obtained from birds that have been documented to show an insectivorous or omnivorous feeding preference. Data obtained from the study suggests that AMR and MDR occurred in wild birds from the Conservation Area and supports the claim that proximity to human impacted habitats (settlements/farmlands) increased the likelihood of carriage of AMR. Though the routes of transmission remain unclear, there is potential for spread from the wild birds to other wild/domestic animals and possibly back to humans.https://doi.org/10.1177/11786302211017687 |
| spellingShingle | Sawyerr Louisa Modupe Ntiamoa-Baidu Yaa Owusu Erasmus Henaku Kenji Ohya Suzuki Masato Odoi Justice Opare Kayang Boniface Baboreka Protected but not from Contamination: Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles of Bacteria from Birds in a Ghanaian Forest Protected Area Environmental Health Insights |
| title | Protected but not from Contamination: Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles of Bacteria from Birds in a Ghanaian Forest Protected Area |
| title_full | Protected but not from Contamination: Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles of Bacteria from Birds in a Ghanaian Forest Protected Area |
| title_fullStr | Protected but not from Contamination: Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles of Bacteria from Birds in a Ghanaian Forest Protected Area |
| title_full_unstemmed | Protected but not from Contamination: Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles of Bacteria from Birds in a Ghanaian Forest Protected Area |
| title_short | Protected but not from Contamination: Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles of Bacteria from Birds in a Ghanaian Forest Protected Area |
| title_sort | protected but not from contamination antimicrobial resistance profiles of bacteria from birds in a ghanaian forest protected area |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/11786302211017687 |
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