Snails as meat source: Epidemiological and nutritional perspectives

Anthony, A. Adegoke ¹*, Adebayo-Tayo, C. Bukola ², Inyang, U. Comfort³, Aiyegoro, A. Olayinka⁴ and Komolafe, O. Amos³

¹Department of Microbiology, University of Uyo, Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State, Nigeria.

²Department of Botany and Microbiology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.

³Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.

⁴Applied and Environmental Microbiology Research Group (AEMREG) Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology Plant Science Building, University of Fort Hare, South Africa.