F. A. Khamis

Phenotypic Characterisation of Escherichia coli Isolates from Fish, Diarrheic and Healthy Children in Zanzibar, Tanzania

A. R. Rabia, P. N. Wambura, S. I. Kimera, R. H. Mdegela, A. Mzula & F. A. Khamis · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2017

Aims: This study was carried out with the objective of investigating E. coli virulence factors, antibiotic sensitivity, presence of extended-spectrum-β-lactamase [ESBL] and serotype H1 O157 in E. coli from fish foods in comparison with those from healthy and diarrheic children in...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJTDH/2017/34262

Molecular Epidemiology of Vibrio cholerae Recovered from Sewage Drains, Captured Fish and Humans in 2015/16 Cholera Outbreak in Zanzibar, Tanzania

A. R. Rabia, P. N. Wambura, G. Misinzo, S. I. Kimera, R. H. Mdegela, A. Mzula & F. A. Khamis · Journal of Advances in Microbiology · 2017

Aims: Zanzibar shares global burden of cholera epidemic suffering annual outbreaks with case fatality rates (CFR) of 1.8%. This study aimed at determining the transmission chain of the outbreak through marine fish by molecular characterization of Vibrio cholerae isolates. Study D...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JAMB/2017/36036