Veterinary Science & Technology

Tariku Jibat

Publications

• Special Issue Article
  Bovine Cysticercosis and Human Taeniosis in Adama Town, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
  Author(s): Yacob Hailu Tolossa, Ahmed Taha, Getachew Terefe and Tariku JibatYacob Hailu Tolossa, Ahmed Taha, Getachew Terefe and Tariku Jibat
  
  A cross-sectional study was conducted in cattle slaughtered at Adama municipal abattoir in southwest Shoa zone of Oromia region to estimate the prevalence of bovine cystiercosis using routine meat inspection method and questionnaire surveys were undertaken to assess the status of human taeniosis and associated risk factors. Out of 384 carcasses examined, 2.6% were to be infected with Cysticercus bovis (C. bovis). Among positive cases for C. bovis, 78% were viable while it was more prevalent in the tongue and triceps muscle (40%, 24%) than in the liver masseter muscle (10% 6%) respectively. Based on the questionnaire survey, Taenia saginata (T. saginata) is a wide spread problem in Adama town where Out of 200 respondents 44% of the respondents had contracted T. saginata at least once in the past years. The prevalence of taeniosis was significantly higher (p<0.000) in the raw meat co.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7579.1000S10-003

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