Epidemiology of small ruminants lungworm in Gedeb Asasa district, West Arsi zone, Ethiopia

Negash, Wossene; Tadesse, Tekalign; Alemayehu, Gezahegn; Bedada, Hailegebrael

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“…This finding aligns with Asaye and Alemneh [ 28 ], who documented relatively higher prevalence of lungworm infection in young animals (36.5% against 29.5% in adults) in and around Bahir Dar City, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Negash et al [ 31 ] also observe a similar pattern of infection by lungworm, when reported higher prevalence in young animals (53.3%) than he did in adults (36.3%) in Gedeb Asasa District, West Arsi Zone, Ethiopia. Furthermore, the present finding does not corroborate the results reported by Regassa et al [ 24 ] who documented 22.5% of young animals infected and 77.5% of adults, in Dessie and Kombolcha districts, northeastern Ethiopia.…”

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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Lungworm Infection in Small Ruminants in Selected Districts of Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Tessema,

Getachew,

Tora

2024

Journal of Parasitology Research

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Among small ruminants, lungworms are important parasitic nematodes that infect the lower respiratory tract and are implicated in a high mortality and morbidity rate. However, the magnitude and its determinants of lungworm infection in the study districts are not known. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of lungworm infection and assess associated risk factors in selected districts, Wolaita Zone, southern Ethiopia. A total of 742 fecal samples collected from 443 sheep and 299 goats were examined, using modified Baermann techniques, to recover first-stage larvae from fecal samples. Lungworms were detected in 271 (36.52%) samples infecting 192 (43.34%) sheep and 79 (26.42%) goats, respectively. Lungworm species Dictyocaulus filaria, Protostrongylus rufescens, and Muellerius capillaris were recovered in 114 (15.36%), 68 (9.16%), and 57 (7.68%) fecal samples, respectively. Mixed infection by two or more above species was noted in 32 (4.31%) of the samples. Among the determinants examined, agroecological environment, management system, and season showed statistically significant differences (p<0.05) with the prevalence of infection in small ruminants. On the other hand, lungworm infection among sexes, age groups, and body condition scores showed no statistically significant difference (p>0.05). The present study indicated that lungworm infection was a problem for sheep and goats in this study area. Thus, measures like deworming, early treatment, and improving animal husbandry should be practiced.

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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Lungworm Infection in Small Ruminants in Selected Districts of Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Tessema,

Getachew,

Tora

2024

Journal of Parasitology Research

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“…The district contains 30 kebeles with about 1,135 km 2 total area coverage. The elevation of the district ranges from 2,200 to 4,180 m above sea level and the topography is characterized by mountains, hills, and plains (Bariso and Worku, 2018;Negash et al, 2018). The rainfall pattern is bimodal which ranges from 600 to 700 mm, and the mean annual temperature is between 10 °C and 27 °C.…”

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“…Topographically, the district's 76.9% of the land is cultivable, 17.3% pasture, 0.4% forest, and the remaining 5.4% are considered swampy, mountainous, or otherwise unusable (Negash et al, 2018). The district has forest resource potential but the natural forest coverage is decreasing from time to time at an alarming rate due to encroachment (West Arsi zone, 2019).…”

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Preferences and adoption of improved cookstove from results-based financing program in Southeastern Ethiopia

Belachew

Melka

2023

Front. Energy Res.

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Environment-friendly energy practices are essential for a sustainable and quality environment in most developing countries, like Ethiopia. To achieve this, results-based financing (RBF) was implemented to distribute improved cookstove with a demand and supply side management system. However, the success of RBF is not evaluated regarding households’ preferences and adoption of the stove. This study was conducted to evaluate households’ preference and adoption of improved Tikikil stove in the RBF implementation areas. Data were collected from 191 households using a household survey and 10 focus group discussions. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and a binary logit regression model using STATA 16 software. The result revealed that the cost of stove, stove holding, construction material, cooking time reduction, and smoke reduction were the top five attributes ranked by user households. The dissatisfied households have complained about durability, wood inlet size, stove cost, and suitability of pot size. Results also indicated that the success of RBF program showed moderately effective. The regression result revealed that education, family size, landholding size, livestock holding, fuel expenditure, awareness, and separate kitchen were significantly and positively associated while distance to nearest town is significantly and negatively related to the adoption of Tikikil stove. The findings suggest that households need Tikikil stove options to reduce the negative effect of traditional stoves but currently available stoves lack to address the preferences of the households. In addition, different socio-economic characteristics of households and stove attributes are important factors that need to consider for the wider adoption of ICS to meet the current demand of carbon credit by reducing emissions from traditional stove.

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“…Negash et al (2018) who reported 53.3% in young and 36.3% in adult in Gedeb Asasa district West Arsi Zone, Ethiopia. However, this nding was not in line with ndings reported by Kdie et al (2017) who found 47.80% in young and 51.50% in adult in Asela, Arsi Zone, Southeast, Ethiopia, and Regassa et al (2010) who reported 22.5% in young and 77.5%% in adult in Dessie and Kombolcha districts, northeastern Ethiopia.…”

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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Lung Worm Infection in Small Ruminants in Selected Districts of Wolaita Zone, Snnprs, Ethiopia

Tora

Tessema

Getachew

2022

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The lungworm is an important parasitic nematode of small ruminants that infects the lower respiratory tract and is associated with high mortality and morbidity. However, the level of lungworm infection in the study districts is not known. A cross-sectional study was conducted from December 2019 to June 2020 in selected Districts of Wolaita Zone with the objectives of determining the prevalence of lungworm infection and associated risk factors. Modified Baermann techniques were used for identification of the lungworms from fecal samples. A total of 742 fecal samples from 443 sheep and 299 goats were collected and examined. Lungworms were detected in 271(36.52%) samples. The parasites infected 192 (43.34%) and 79 (26.42%) of sheep and goats respectively. Lungworm species Dictyocaulus filaria, Protostrongylus rufescens and Muellerius capillaries were identified in 114(15.36%), 68(9.16%) and 57(7.68%) fecal samples respectively. Mixed infection by two or more above species was noted in 32 (4.31%) of the samples. Among the epidemiological factors examined, agro-ecology, management system, and season showed statistically significant differences (P < 0.05) with overall lungworm prevalence in sheep and goats. On the other hand, lungworm infection among sexes, age groups and body condition scores showed no statistically significant difference (P > 0.05). The present study indicated that lungworm infection was a common problem for sheep and goats in the study area. So, measures like de-worming, early treatment and improving animal husbandry should be practiced.

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Epidemiology of small ruminants lungworm in Gedeb Asasa district, West Arsi zone, Ethiopia

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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Lungworm Infection in Small Ruminants in Selected Districts of Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Lungworm Infection in Small Ruminants in Selected Districts of Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Preferences and adoption of improved cookstove from results-based financing program in Southeastern Ethiopia

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Lung Worm Infection in Small Ruminants in Selected Districts of Wolaita Zone, Snnprs, Ethiopia

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