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Background: Campylobacters are the most common food borne zoonotic pathogens isolated from stools of patients with gastroenteritis worldwide. Despite Campylobacters with resistance to antimicrobial agents have been reported worldwide, the situation seems to deteriorate more rapidly in developing countries, where there is widespread and uncontrolled use of antibiotics. The aim of this study was to isolate and identify Campylobacter species and determine their antimicrobial resistance patterns from various food animals. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in Lare district, Nuer Zone from April 2014 to February 2015. Isolation and identification of Campylobacter species from feces of various food animals were performed using standard bacteriological procedures. Antimicrobial resistance tests were performed using Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method. Data were cleaned and entered into a computer and statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 20. Chi-square and Fisher’s exact tests were used to test the differences between proportions, and P value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Out of 368 fecal samples processed, the rate of recovery of Campylobacters was 208 (56.5%); of which 174 (83.7%) were found to be C. jejuni, 27(12.9%) were C. coli and 7 (3.4%) were found to be C. lari. The overall antibiotic resistance profile showed that 46.6-82.2% of resistance was observed in C. jejuni and 0-29.6% of resistance was observed in C. coli isolates. The rate of multi-drug resistance was between 46.6-80.5% among C. jejuni. Multidrug resistant strains among C. coli were not observed. Conclusions: The presence of drug resistant strains among the isolates revealed that humans are at risk from a variety of sources with potential for severe disease consequences. Therefore, the development of antibiotic-resistant strains needs better surveillance programs and monitoring of the use of antimicrobials in veterinary medicine in the area.

Prevalence of Thermophilic Campylobacter and their Antimicrobial Resistance Profile in Food Animals in Lare District, Nuer Zone, Gambella, Ethiopia