Bovine tuberculosis infection in animal and human populations in Ethiopia: a review
2007
Shitaye, J.E.,Vyzkumny Ustav Veterinarniho Lekarstvi, Brno (Czech Republic) | Tsegaye, W.,Addis Ababa Urban Agriculture Office (Ethiopia). Shola Veterinary Clinic and Lab. | Pavlik, I.,Vyzkumny Ustav Veterinarniho Lekarstvi, Brno (Czech Republic)
The aim of this paper was to review the status of bovine tuberculosis (BTB) in Ethiopia in relation with the existing animal husbandry systems and abattoir meat inspection surveillances. Ethiopia is one of the African countries where tuberculosis is widespread in both humans and cattle. The disease is considered as one of the major livestock diseases that results in high morbidity and mortality, although the current status on the actual prevalence rate of BTB at a national level is yet unknown. Detection of BTB is based mainly on tuberculin skin testing, abattoir meat inspection and very rarely on bacteriological techniques. The prevalence rates vary from 3.4% (small farms) to 50% (intensive dairy farms) and from 3.5% to 5.2% in slaughterhouses. Control measures, economic impacts and zoonotic aspect of the disease are also briefly reviewed.
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