ArticleLife (Basel, Switzerland)2026
Coliform Load and Antimicrobial Resistance in Ghana's Seafood Processing Effluent (2021-2024): Evidence of Operational Improvement and Persistent AMR Risk.
Ebenezer Worlanyo Wallace-Dickson, Meldon Ansah-Koi Agyarkwa, Nana Ama Browne Klutse, Esi Nana Nerquaye-Tetteh, Abdalla Abubakari, Selina Amoah, Jewel Kudjawu, Godfred Saviour Azaglo, Mariam Fuowie Batong, Johnson Ade and 8 more
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Ebenezer Worlanyo Wallace-DicksonEnvironmental Protection Authority, Starlets '91 Road, Ministries, Accra P.O. Box MB 326, Ghana.ORCID 0009-0000-3777-8826 Meldon Ansah-Koi AgyarkwaEnvironmental Protection Authority, Starlets '91 Road, Ministries, Accra P.O. Box MB 326, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0002-0362-6397 Nana Ama Browne KlutseEnvironmental Protection Authority, Starlets '91 Road, Ministries, Accra P.O. Box MB 326, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0001-5156-2765 Esi Nana Nerquaye-TettehEnvironmental Protection Authority, Starlets '91 Road, Ministries, Accra P.O. Box MB 326, Ghana.
Abdalla AbubakariEnvironmental Protection Authority, Starlets '91 Road, Ministries, Accra P.O. Box MB 326, Ghana.ORCID 0009-0005-7353-2854 Selina AmoahEnvironmental Protection Authority, Starlets '91 Road, Ministries, Accra P.O. Box MB 326, Ghana.
Jewel KudjawuEnvironmental Protection Authority, Starlets '91 Road, Ministries, Accra P.O. Box MB 326, Ghana.
Godfred Saviour AzagloEnvironmental Protection Authority, Starlets '91 Road, Ministries, Accra P.O. Box MB 326, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0002-0941-554X Mariam Fuowie BatongEnvironmental Protection Authority, Starlets '91 Road, Ministries, Accra P.O. Box MB 326, Ghana.
Johnson AdeEnvironmental Protection Authority, Starlets '91 Road, Ministries, Accra P.O. Box MB 326, Ghana.
Isaac Junior OkyereDepartment of Chemistry, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA.ORCID 0009-0004-3712-0193 Mary-Magdalene OseiDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra P.O. Box GP 4236, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0002-2216-7237 Karyn Ewurama QuansahCouncil for Scientific and Industrial Research-Water Research Institute (CSIR-WRI), Achimota, Accra P.O. Box AH 38, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0002-6569-7174 Emmanuel Martin Obeng BekoeCouncil for Scientific and Industrial Research-Water Research Institute (CSIR-WRI), Achimota, Accra P.O. Box AH 38, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0001-5113-4269 George Kwesi HedidorWorld Health Organization Country Office, Roman Ridge, Accra P.O. Box MB 142, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0002-3147-5143 Robert Fraser TerryWorld Health Organization Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), World Health Organization, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-3849-7705 Japheth A OpintanDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra P.O. Box GP 4236, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0003-3928-2116 Funding
Tropical Diseases Research (TDR) TDR.HQTDR 2422924-4.1-72863)World Health Organization 001
6 · The paper itselfAbstract
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) can disseminate through effluents from seafood processing facilities (SPFs), posing environmental and public health risks. This study assessed changes in coliform load and antimicrobial resistance patterns in effluents from two SPFs in Tema, Ghana, before and after upgrades to effluent treatment systems between 2022 and 2024. A total of 19 effluent samples were collected per SPF in 2021-2022, 20 effluent samples each per SPF in 2024, and 8 potable water samples each per SPF in 2024. Median coliform counts declined significantly in both facilities (SPF-1: 920 to 35 MPN/100 mL; SPF-2: 280 to 9.5 MPN/100 mL;
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antimicrobial resistanceeffluentOne Healthoperational researchpotable waterseafood processingSORT IT
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