Prevalence of Bovine Trypanosomosis and Apparent Density of Tsetse Fly in Botor Tolay District, Jimma Zone, Ethiopia

Parasitological prevalence of bovine trypanosomosis in Kindo Koisha district, Wollaita zone, south Ethiopia.

A cross sectional survey to determine the distribution and prevalence of trypanosomosis was conducted in Kindo Koisha district, in the Wollaita zone in southern Ethiopia. A total of 1 008 adult cattle was examined at eight different localities. Dark field examination of the buffy coat, as well as stained thin blood film examination and packed cell volume (PCV) evaluation were the diagnostic tec...

Seasonal prevalence of bovine trypanosomosis in a tsetse-infested zone and a tsetse-free zone of the Amhara Region, north-west Ethiopia.

During a period of four consecutive years, trypanosomosis surveys were conducted in a tsetse-infested and tsetse-free area of the Amhara Region of north-west Ethiopia. In each study area randomly selected communal cattle were sampled and their blood was investigated using parasitological diagnostic methods. At the same time the population of biting flies was sampled. The monthly average prevale...

Prevalence of Trypanosomosis of small ruminants in Guangua district of Awi Zone, northwestern Ethiopia.

Prevalence of bovine trypanosomosis and its vectors in two districts of East Wollega Zone, Ethiopia.

Trypanosomosis is a parasitic disease that causes serious economic losses in livestock, especially in sub-Saharan countries. This study was conducted from October 2010 to March 2011 in the Diga and Sasiga districts of the East Wollega zone in western Ethiopia to determine the prevalence of bovine trypanosomosis and its vectors. A total of 386 blood samples were collected from randomly selec...

Prevalence of Bovine Trypanosomosis in Harotatessa Settlement Area of Upper Dedessa Valley, Illubabor Zone, Southwestern Ethiopia

The study was carried out on November, 2007 to May, 2008 in Haro Tatessa, which was one of the settlement areas in Bedelle district of the Illubabor Zonal administration of Oromiya Region. The study was aimed to determine the prevalence rate of bovine trypanosomosis, the species and relative magnitude of different species of trypanosomes affecting bovine in the study area and PCV values in para...