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Table 1 Frequency of Arcobacter spp. in commercial and smallholder farm animals in Ghana and Tanzania

From: Antibiotic-Resistant Arcobacter spp. in commercial and smallholder farm animals in Asante Akim North Municipality, Ghana and Korogwe Town Council, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

Sample type

Commercial, % (n/N)

Smallholder, % (n/N)

Total, % (n/N)

Ghana

Tanzania

Ghana

Tanzania

Ghana

Tanzania

Chicken

3.7 (20/545)

3.2 (12/371)

4.0 (27/671)

1.2 (5/406)

3.9 (47/1216)

2.2 (17/777)

Turkey

7.4 (2/27)

NA

NA

NA

7.4 (2/27)

NA

Duck

38.5 (10/26)

NA

NA

NA

38.5 (10/26)

NA

Quail

35.7 (10/28)

NA

NA

NA

35.7 (10/28)

NA

Cow

1.5 (1/65)

0 (0/40)

NA

1.8 (3/166)

1.5 (1/65)

1.5 (3/206)

Pig

45.1 (37/82)

0 (0/19)

NA

0 (0/20)

45.1 (37/82)

0 (0/39)

Goat

5.9 (1/17)

NA

1.0 (1/98)

4.3 (1/23)

1.7 (2/115)

4.3 (1/23)

Sheep

13.3 (2/15)

NA

0 (0/11)

0 (0/2)

7.7 (2/26)

0 (0/2)

Total

10.3 (83/805)

2.8 (12/430)

3.6 (28/780)

1.5 (9/617)

7.0 (111/1585)

2.0 (21/1047)

  1. n number positive, N total samples collected, and NA Not Applicable (No samples collected)