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1. Survey on the distribution of ticks of domestic animals in the eastern zone of Ethiopia

Author:
Tafesse, B.
Source:
Tropical animal health and production 1996 v.28 no.2 pp. 145-146
ISSN:
0049-4747
Subject:
host range; ticks; sheep; cattle; goats; dogs; Camelus dromedarius; tick infestations; Ethiopia
DOI:
10.1007/BF03030834
PubMed:
8809976

2. Isolation of Streptococcus equi subspecies equi (strangles agent) from an Ethiopian camel

Author:
Yigezu, L.M.; Roger, F.; Kiredjian, M.; Tariku, S.
Source:
Veterinary record 1997 v.140 no.23 pp. 608
ISSN:
0042-4900
Subject:
Streptococcus equi; pathogenicity; Camelus dromedarius; case studies; histopathology; bacteria; Ethiopia
DOI:
10.1136/vr.140.23.608
PubMed:
9203321

3. Prevalence of sarcocysts in one-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius) from southern Ethiopia

Author:
Woldemeskel, M.; Gumi, B.
Source:
Zoonoses and public health 2001 v.48 no.3 pp. 223-226
ISSN:
0931-1793
Subject:
disease prevalence; geographical variation; skeletal muscle; gender differences; esophagus; diaphragm; fetus; Camelus dromedarius; heart; incidence; detection; Ethiopia
DOI:
10.1046/j.1439-0450.2001.00446.x
PubMed:
11393818

4. A seroprevalence study of camel brucellosis in three camel-rearing regions of Ethiopia

Author:
Teshome, H.; Molla, B.; Tibbo, M.
Source:
Tropical animal health and production 2003 v.35 no.5 pp. 381-390
ISSN:
0049-4747
Subject:
Brucella; brucellosis; zoonoses; seroprevalence; geographical variation; grazing; gender differences; age; herd health; camel milk; traditional farming; foodborne illness; Camelus dromedarius; Ethiopia
PubMed:
14620582

5. Observations on the clinical examination of the camel (Camelus dromedarius) in the field

Author:
Tefera, M.
Source:
Tropical animal health and production 2004 v.36 no.5 pp. 435-449
ISSN:
0049-4747
Subject:
heart rate; restraint of animals; body temperature; rumen motility; diurnal variation; Camelus dromedarius; clinical examination; animal diseases; breathing; disease diagnosis; Ethiopia
DOI:
10.1023/B:TROP.0000035006.37928.cf
PubMed:
15449833

6. Salmonella prevalence and distribution of serotypes in apparently healthy slaughtered camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Eastern Ethiopia

Author:
Molla, B.; Mohammed, A.; Salah, W.
Source:
Tropical animal health and production 2004 v.36 no.5 pp. 451-458
ISSN:
0049-4747
Subject:
slaughter; carrier state; zoonoses; Salmonella; serotypes; disease prevalence; chronic diseases; Camelus dromedarius; animal tissues; Ethiopia
DOI:
10.1023/B:TROP.0000035013.01459.c9
PubMed:
15449834

7. Species of ticks on camels and their seasonal population dynamics in Eastern Ethiopia

Author:
Zeleke, M.; Bekele, T.
Source:
Tropical animal health and production 2004 v.36 no.3 pp. 225-231
ISSN:
0049-4747
Subject:
Rhipicephalus decoloratus; Hyalomma dromedarii; traditional farming; disease severity; Amblyomma variegatum; Camelus dromedarius; seasonal variation; wet season; tick infestations; Ethiopia
DOI:
10.1023/B:TROP.0000016830.30194.2a
PubMed:
15080539

8. An assessment of the productivity for meat and the carcass yield of camels (Camelus dromedarius) and of the consumption of camel meat in the eastern region of Ethiopia

Author:
Kurtu, M.Y.
Source:
Tropical animal health and production 2004 v.36 no.1 pp. 65-76
ISSN:
0049-4747
Subject:
dry season; carcass yield; dressing percentage; meat quality; carcass weight; slaughter weight; gender differences; consumer preferences; body measurements; Camelus dromedarius; camel meat; food prices; Ethiopia
DOI:
10.1023/B:TROP.0000009520.34657.35
PubMed:
14979560

9. Impact assessment of a community-based animal health project in Dollo Ado Dollo Bay districts, southern Ethiopia

Author:
Admassu, B.; Nega, S.; Haile, T.; Abera, B.; Hussein, A.; Catley, A.
Source:
Tropical animal health and production 2005 v.37 no.1 pp. 33-48
ISSN:
0049-4747
Subject:
animal parasites and pests; helminthiasis; sheep; cattle; goats; health care workers; community facilities; Camelus dromedarius; veterinary clinics; animal diseases; Ethiopia
DOI:
10.1023/B:TROP.0000047932.70025.44

10. Screening for tannin degradation by rumen and faecal samples of wild and domestic animals in Ethiopia

Author:
Ephraim, E.; Odenyo, A.; Ashenafi, M.
Source:
World journal of microbiology & biotechnology 2005 v.21 no.6-7 pp. 803-809
ISSN:
0959-3993
Subject:
gallic acid; rumen; Leucaena pallida; sheep; goats; Sesbania; feces; tannins; Camelus dromedarius; wild animals; hydrolysis; chemical constituents of plants; Ethiopia
DOI:
10.1007/s11274-004-2182-8

11. Milk production and feeding behavior in the camel (Camelus dromedarius) during 4 watering regimens

Author:
T. Bekele; N. Lundeheim; K. Dahlborn
Source:
Journal of dairy science 2011 v.94 no.3 pp. 1310-1317
ISSN:
0022-0302
Subject:
milk ejection; lactose; experimental design; water deprivation; jugular vein; animal adaptation; milk production; milk; Camelus dromedarius; feeding behavior; water; temperature; calves; blood; osmolality; Ethiopia
Abstract:
... Camels survive and produce milk during recurrent prolonged hot and dry periods. The objective was to evaluate how different watering intervals affected milk production and feeding. Eight lactating camels (Camelus dromedarius) were recruited and subjected to 4 watering regimens in a Latin square design experiment performed at Haramaya University in Ethiopia. Each regimen lasted 16 d with 5 d of dai ...
DOI:
10.3168/jds.2010-3654
PubMed:
21338796

12. Populations and production of fat-tailed and fat-rumped sheep in the Horn of Africa

Author:
Richard Trevor Wilson
Source:
Tropical animal health and production 2011 v.43 no.7 pp. 1419-1425
ISSN:
0049-4747
Subject:
sheep; cattle; goats; breeds; Camelus dromedarius; population density; human population; Somalia; Kenya; Djibouti; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Sudan
Abstract:
... The six countries comprising the Horn of Africa are Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Somalia. Together, they cover an area of just under 5 million square kilometres and support a human population of 17.7 million at an average density of 38.15 people per square kilometre (although in the purely pastoral areas population density is probably of the order of 15–16 people per square kilome ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11250-011-9870-9
PubMed:
21516441

13. Gross and histopathological studies on pulmonary lesions of camel (Camelus dromedarius) slaughtered at Addis Ababa abattoir, Ethiopia

Author:
Shiferaw Jenberie; Nesibu Awol; Gelagay Ayelet; Esayas Gelaye; Haileleul Negussie; Getnet Abie
Source:
Tropical animal health and production 2012 v.44 no.4 pp. 849-854
ISSN:
0049-4747
Subject:
slaughterhouses; business enterprises; echinococcosis; pneumonia; antemortem inspection; environmental factors; Camelus dromedarius; disease occurrence; edema; lungs; necropsy; blood; abscess; histopathology; Ethiopia
Abstract:
... This study was carried out with the aim of identifying types of gross and histopathological lesions in lungs of camels slaughtered between October 2009 and April 2010 at Addis Ababa abattoir enterprise, Ethiopia. All camels were originated from Borana and Kereyu areas. A total of 387 slaughtered camel lungs were inspected during the study period. Of which, one or more gross lesions were encountere ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11250-011-9977-z
PubMed:
21909867

14. Camelus dromedarius brucellosis and its public health associated risks in the Afar National Regional State in northeastern Ethiopia

Author:
Wesinew Adugna Bekele; Tesfaye Sisay Tessema; Simenew Keskes Melaku
Source:
Acta veterinaria scandinavica 2013 v.55 no.1 pp. 89
ISSN:
1751-0147
Subject:
Brucella; brucellosis; questionnaires; zoonoses; public health; humans; seroprevalence; antibodies; herd size; regression analysis; complement fixation tests; risk factors; control methods; surveys; Camelus dromedarius; screening; cross-sectional studies; pathogens; Ethiopia
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: A cross-sectional study was carried out in four districts of the Afar region in Ethiopia to determine the prevalence of brucellosis in camels, and to identify risky practices that would facilitate the transmission of zoonoses to humans. This study involved testing 461 camels and interviewing 120 livestock owners. The modified Rose Bengal plate test (mRBPT) and complement fixation test ...
DOI:
10.1186/1751-0147-55-89
PubMed:
24344729
PubMed Central:
PMC3896719

15. Tuberculosis in dromedaries in eastern Ethiopia: Abattoir-based prevalence and molecular typing of its causative agents

Author:
Kaleab Zerom; Tesfaye Sisay Tessema; Gezahegne Mamo; Yehualashet Bayu; Gobena Ameni
Source:
Small ruminant research 2013 v.109 no.2-3 pp. 188-192
ISSN:
0921-4488
Subject:
risk; slaughterhouses; epidemiology; cattle; meat; polymerase chain reaction; meat carcasses; confidence interval; tuberculosis; Camelus dromedarius; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; databases; bacteria; Ethiopia
Abstract:
... Although tuberculosis is endemic in cattle in Ethiopia, little information is available on tuberculosis in dromedaries. Thus, this study was designed to investigate the epidemiology of tuberculosis and its causative agents in dromedaries slaughtered at four representative abattoirs in eastern Ethiopia. A total of 293 dromedaries were examined by detailed post-mortem examination and the prevalence ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.smallrumres.2012.07.030

16. First report of Toxoplasma gondii in camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Ethiopia: bioassay and seroepidemiological investigation

Author:
Endrias Zewdu Gebremedhin; Hasen Awel Yunus; Gebregergs Tesfamaryam; Tesfaye Sisay Tessema; Fufa Dawo; Getachew Terefe; Vincenzo Di Marco; Maria Vitale
Source:
BMC veterinary research 2014 v.10 no.1 pp. 222
ISSN:
1746-6148
Subject:
parasites; agglutination tests; odds ratio; camel milk; Camelus dromedarius; public health; seroprevalence; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; hands; cats; herds; risk factors; bioassays; mice; toxoplasmosis; fetus; Toxoplasma gondii; education; questionnaires; surveys; regression analysis; Felidae; Ethiopia
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Toxoplasmosis is a major public health concern in many countries of the world. A cross-sectional and follow up experimental study designs were used for seroepidemiological and bioassay studies, respectively from November 2012 to April 2013. The objectives were to estimate the seroprevalence of T. gondii infection, to assess risk factors and to isolate the parasite from camels in the Fe ...
DOI:
10.1186/s12917-014-0222-7
PubMed:
25266944
PubMed Central:
PMC4189602

17. Epidemiology of Trypanosoma evansi and Trypanosoma vivax in domestic animals from selected districts of Tigray and Afar regions, Northern Ethiopia

Author:
Hadush Birhanu; Regassa Fikru; Mussa Said; Weldu Kidane; Tadesse Gebrehiwot; Ashenafi Hagos; Tola Alemu; Tesfaye Dawit; Dirk Berkvens; Bruno Maria Goddeeris; Philippe Büscher
Source:
Parasites & vectors 2015 v.8 no.1 pp. 212
ISSN:
1756-3305
Subject:
trypanosomiasis; diagnostic techniques; goats; animal health; Camelus dromedarius; cross reaction; centrifugation; seroprevalence; mules; hosts; cattle; polymerase chain reaction; cross-sectional studies; Trypanosoma vivax; serodiagnosis; sheep; asses; Trypanosoma evansi; hematophagous insects; horses; Glossina; Ethiopia
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: African animal trypanosomosis, transmitted cyclically by tsetse flies or mechanically by other biting flies, causes serious inflictions to livestock health. This study investigates the extent of non-tsetse transmitted animal trypanosomosis (NTTAT) by Trypanosoma (T.) evansi and T. vivax in domestic animals in the tsetse-free regions of Northern Ethiopia, Afar and Tigray. METHODS: A cro ...
DOI:
10.1186/s13071-015-0818-1
PubMed:
25889702
PubMed Central:
PMC4403896

18. Hydatidosis of camel (Camelus dromedarius) at Jijiga municipal abattoir, Eastern Ethiopia: prevalence, associated risk factors and financial implication

Author:
Etana Debela; Buckhary Abdulahi; Bekele Megersa; Bersissa Kumsa; Fufa Abunna; Desie Sheferaw; Alemayehu Regassa
Source:
Journal of parasitic diseases 2015 v.39 no.4 pp. 730-735
ISSN:
0971-7196
Subject:
Camelus dromedarius; body condition; camels; cross-sectional studies; echinococcosis; females; financial economics; kidneys; liver; males; risk factors; slaughterhouses; spleen; viability; Ethiopia
Abstract:
... A cross-sectional study was conducted from November 2010 to May 2011 to estimate the prevalence of camel hydatidosis, associated risk factors and financial loss in Jijiga municipal abattoir, Somali Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia. Accordingly, of the total 400 inspected camel, 92 (23 %) camels and 109 organs were positive for hydatid cyst with the highest proportion recorded in lung (56 %) follow ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12639-014-0430-x
PubMed:
26688643
PubMed Central:
PMC4675598

19. Trypanosome infection in dromedary camels in Eastern Ethiopia: Prevalence, relative performance of diagnostic tools and host related risk factors

Author:
Regassa Fikru; Yimer Andualem; Terefe Getachew; Joris Menten; Epco Hasker; Bekana Merga; Bruno Maria Goddeeris; Philippe Büscher
Source:
Veterinary parasitology 2015 v.211 no.3-4 pp. 175-181
ISSN:
0304-4017
Subject:
Camelus dromedarius; blood; body condition; camels; cross-sectional studies; diagnostic techniques; gender; internal transcribed spacers; models; polymerase chain reaction; risk factors; trypanosomiasis; Ethiopia
Abstract:
... A cross-sectional study was conducted in Chifra and Dewe districts of Afar region, Eastern Ethiopia, to determine the prevalence, agreement between diagnostic tests and host related risk factors of trypanosome infection in camel. An overall prevalence of 2%, 24.1%, 21.3%, 9.5% and 7.8% was recorded with respectively Giemsa stained thin blood smear, CATT/T. evansi, RoTat1.2 PCR, 18S PCR and ITS-1PC ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.vetpar.2015.04.008

20. Toxoplasmosis in camels (Camelus dromedarius) of Borana zone, Oromia region, Ethiopia: seroprevalence and risk factors

Author:
Endrias Zewdu Gebremedhin; Nura Dima; Ashenafi Feyisa Beyi; Fufa Dawo; Negassa Feyissa; Edilu Jorga; Vincenzo Di Marco; Maria Vitale
Source:
Tropical animal health and production 2016 v.48 no.8 pp. 1599-1606
ISSN:
0049-4747
Subject:
Camelus dromedarius; Felidae; Toxoplasma gondii; agglutination tests; antibodies; biosecurity; blood serum; camel milk; camels; cats; confidence interval; cooked foods; cross-sectional studies; education; geophagia; hands; herd size; immunoglobulin G; odds ratio; pastoralism; public health; questionnaires; rearing; regression analysis; risk factors; seroprevalence; surveys; toxoplasmosis; washing; Ethiopia
Abstract:
... Toxoplasmosis is one of the most prevalent parasitic infections of medical and veterinary importance. A cross-sectional study was conducted from November 2013 to January 2014 to estimate the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in camels from four districts of Borana zone, Southern Oromia, Ethiopia. In addition, a questionnaire survey was administered to 124 pastoralists to identify possi ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11250-016-1133-3