Tanyitiku, MNNicholas, GNjombissie Petcheu, ICSullivan, JonOn, Stephen2022-08-172022-07-082022-08Tanyitiku, M.N., Nicholas, G., Njombissie Petcheu, I.C., Sullivan, J.J., & On, S. (2022). Public health risk of foodborne pathogens in edible African land snails, Cameroon. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 28(8), 1715-1717. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2808.220722.1080-604035876537 (pubmed)https://hdl.handle.net/10182/15339In tropical countries, land snails are an important food source; however, foodborne disease risks are poorly quantified. We detected Campylobacter spp., Yersinia spp., Listeria spp., Salmonella spp., or Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli in 57%–86% of snails in Cameroon. Snail meat is a likely vector for enteric diseases in sub-Saharan Africa countries.pp.1715-1717Printeng© The AuthorsAfrican land snailsCampylobacterenteric diseasefoodborne pathogensListeriaSalmonellaShiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli.YersiniaHumansSalmonellaFood MicrobiologyPublic HealthCameroonShiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coliFoodborne DiseasesOther10.3201/eid2808.2207221080-60592022-08-16ANZSRC::3006 Food sciencesANZSRC::4206 Public healthANZSRC::320211 Infectious diseasesANZSRC::3202 Clinical sciencesANZSRC::4202 EpidemiologyANZSRC::4203 Health services and systemshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Attribution