Research Article

Seasonal Prevalence and Molecular Identification of Thermophilic Campylobacter from Chicken, Cattle, and Respective Drinking Water in Kajiado County, Kenya

Table 3

Seasonality of thermophilic Campylobacter isolates from different sample types.

Sample typeDistribution of thermophilic Campylobacter isolates
Cold-wet (rainy) seasonWarm-dry season
% (n/N)95% CI% (n/N)95% CI

Cattle rectal swabs40.8% (49/120)32.0–49.622.8% (33/145)16.0–29.6
Chicken cloacal swabs46.4% (45/97)36.5–56.340.0% (18/45)25.7–54.3
Surface water samples13.8% (4/29)1.2–26.461.9% (13/21)41.1–82.7
Total39.8% (98/246)33.6–45.930.3% (64/211)24.1–36.5