Bovine tuberculosis in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

B Sibhat, K Asmare, K Demissie, G Ayelet… - Preventive veterinary …, 2017 - Elsevier
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a known endemic disease of cattle in Ethiopia; however, there
is lack of a comprehensive information on the status and distribution of the disease in the …

Epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis in animals: Transmission dynamics and control challenges of zoonotic TB in Ethiopia

G Romha, G Gebru, A Asefa, G Mamo - Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 2018 - Elsevier
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex is the cause of tuberculosis (TB) in humans and other
animals. Specifically, Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M …

Mycobacterium bovis in Burkina Faso: Epidemiologic and Genetic Links between Human and Cattle Isolates

A Sanou, Z Tarnagda, E Kanyala… - PLoS neglected …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background In sub-Saharan Africa, bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a potential hazard for
animals and humans health. The goal of this study was to improve our understanding of bTB …

Nontuberculosis mycobacteria are the major causes of tuberculosis like lesions in cattle slaughtered at Bahir Dar Abattoir, northwestern Ethiopia

A Nuru, A Zewude, T Mohammed, B Wondale… - BMC Veterinary …, 2017 - Springer
Background The main cause of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is believed to be Mycobacterium
bovis (M. bovis). Nontuberculosis mycobacteria (NTM) are neglected but opportunistic …

Bacteriological and molecular characterization of Mycobacterium bovis isolates from tuberculous lesions collected among slaughtered cattle, Northwest Ethiopia

M Ejo, B Haile, T Tariku, S Nigatu, E Kebede… - BMC microbiology, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background In Ethiopia, the distribution of bovine tuberculosis (BTB) has long been
known and documented as a major problem of animal health. However, the burden of …

Population structure and transmission of Mycobacterium bovis in Ethiopia

G Almaw, GA Mekonnen, A Mihret… - Microbial …, 2021 - microbiologyresearch.org
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is endemic in cattle in Ethiopia, a country that hosts the largest
national cattle herd in Africa. The intensive dairy sector, most of which is peri-urban, has the …

Molecular epidemiology of bovine tuberculosis in Northern Ghana identifies several uncharacterized bovine spoligotypes and suggests possible zoonotic …

SEK Acquah, P Asare, EK Danso, P Tetteh… - PLOS Neglected …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Objective We conducted an abattoir-based cross-sectional study in the five administrative
regions of Northern Ghana to determine the distribution of bovine tuberculosis (BTB) among …

Assessment of health problems of sheep and goats based on ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection at Addis Ababa Abattoir, Ethiopia

T Bekele Atoma, B Szonyi, AF Haile, R Fries… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Ethiopia has a rapidly growing small ruminant sector, which faces low
productivity due to husbandry practices and poor health condition of the animals. A study …

Status of bovine tuberculosis in Ethiopia: challenges and opportunities for future control and prevention

DB Areda, A Muwonge, AB Dibaba - Tuberculosis in Animals: An African …, 2019 - Springer
Ethiopia has the largest cattle population in Africa, of which about 80% belongs to rural
subsistence farmers, but with the increasing urbanization, intensive dairy farming is …

[HTML][HTML] Isolation and Characterization of Bacterial Species from Respiratory Tracts of Catt le Slaughtered in Addis Ababa City, Central Ethiopia

AK Gebremeskel, TS Tesema, AA Yegoraw… - World's Veterinary …, 2017 - cyberleninka.ru
The present study was an attempt to isolate and identify the diverse bacteria localizing
pneumonic lungs and the associated tracheas of 50 slaughtered cattle at Addis Ababa …