Temesgen Sendekie* and Habtamu Tassew
Increased seafood consumption in general, and fish consumption in particular, has sparked some interest in food safety, despite a lack of understanding of the precautions that must be taken to avoid dangers. Physical contact with fish, as well as eating it, might expose the people to bacterial pathogens that are harmful to health. The goal of this review study is to provide a broad overview of the four bacterial infections that affect both fish and humans. When handling infected fish water, bacterial infection is most commonly obtained by abrasions, cuts, or deep lesions in the skin. Mycobacterium species, Streptococcus iniae, Aeromonas specieces, and Vibrio vulnificus are among the most well-known zoonotic bacteria acquired from fish. Consumption of raw infected fish and fish products, and contact with contaminated water or infected fish, the existence of zoonotic bacteria in fish in Ethiopia could provide a potential risk to human health. Despite the fact that fish pathogens receive less attention, zoonotic bacteria are found all across the world, including Ethiopia. The main prophylactic methods for minimizing the risk of exposure are basic hygiene and complete hand washing promptly after handling seafood. Veterinarians, their employees, and their clients should always take precautions to avoid exposing open cuts and abrasions to water. Most of the reviewed articles are done by taking tissue samples, including skins, gills, intestines, swim bladders, kidneys, and livers. Biochemical tests are the most widely used technique to identify pathogens. Both natural water bodies and aquaculture are covered by the studies, unlike studies done in Ethiopia, which are entirely on lakes and rivers. Their findings also varied across species, countries, diagnostic techniques, etc. More research is needed to demonstrate the presence of risk factors as well as the method of transfer from the aquatic environment (fish) to humans.
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