Summary: | Campylobacter spp is one of the bacteria that cause infections in human in the
form of gastroenteritis and sometimes Guillain-Barre syndrome. C. jejuni is
responsible for about 90% of cases of campylobacteriosis in human with
gastroenteritis. Healthy chickens can carry Campylobacter spp in the intestinal tract.
Efforts to prevent the incidence of Campylobacteriosis in human should be started
with an assessment on its level in poultry. This study aims to (1) detect presence of
C. jejuni on village chickens in Mataram, (2) investigate the presence of iam gene
and resistance to some antibiotics of C. jejuni isolated from village chickens (3),
develop a diagnostic test for C. jejuni on chicken using immunochromatographic
serology, and (4 ) investigate factors associated with the presence of C. jejuni on
village chickens in Mataram. The results showed that C. jejuni was detected on
village chicken in Mataram. Invasion-associated marker gene (iam) was detected in
30 % (3/ out of 10) of C. jejuni isolated. Sensitivity of C. jejuni isolated from village
chicken showed the highest resistance was against ampicillin 50% (5/10), followed
by ciprofloxacin 30 % (3/10) and tetracycline 0% (0/10). Isolates with multiple drugs
resistance were found to be 20% (2/10). Immmunochromatographic card developed
in this study would be used properly. It has the ability to distinguish C. jejuni infected
serum from the uninfected. Negative reaction is characterized by the appearance of
one red line on the card and two red lines for the infected chicken. Kappa test 0,74
was revealed when the immunochromatography was compared to the cultural
method. The prevalence of C. jejuni on village chickens in Mataram NTB at the level
of chickens was 35.6% and at the level of farm was 70.5%. Poultry variable that gives
the frequency different in the incidence of C. jejuni on village chicken is the age of
chicken more than three month (OR= 2,25). Farmer variables that give difference
frequency of occurrence of C. jejuni were chicken caged (�
2
= 6,15), cage with soil
floor (OR=5,71) and drinking water of chicken originated from surface water (OR=
5,50). Variables showed positive association of C. jejuni occurrence in chicken were
age of chicken more than three month, the number of chicken ownership, and cage
with soil floor. The variable which showed negative association was factor of
drinking water of chicken originated from wells. Model obtained using logistic
regression in association with occurence of C. jejuni on village chicken in Mataram
is Y = -2.033 - 0.890 (Wells water) + 0.741 (Soil floor) + 0.271 (Age more than 3
month) + 0.103 (Number of chicken).
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