Phytochemical Screening and In Vitro Antifungal Activity of Selected Medicinal Plants against and in West Shewa Zone, Ethiopia.

Antimicrobial resistance to commercially available medications has become a global issue, yet there is still the possibility of developing new drugs from medicinal plants. As a result, the aims of the present study were to screen secondary metabolites and to evaluate in vitro antifungal activities of , and . After the plants were identified, their leaves were collected, washed, dried under the shade, pulverized, and extracted with methanol (99.

Seroprevalence and Molecular Detection of Foot and Mouth Disease Virus in Dairy Cattle Around Addis Ababa, Central Ethiopia.

Background: Foot and mouth disease is a debilitating and highly contagious transboundary disease of cattle that can cause a huge economical loss globally. It is a notifiable disease in Ethiopia, and it is thought to be causing a decrease in cattle productivity and production.

Methods: A cross-sectional study and outbreak investigation were performed to estimate seroprevalence, identify associated factors and serotypes of FMDV in dairy cattle around Addis Ababa.

Phytochemical Screening and in-vitro Evaluation of Antibacterial Activities of and Against Selected Pathogenic Bacterial Strains in West Shewa Zone, Ethiopia.

Background: Although traditional healers in Ethiopia have a long history of using medicinal plants to treat diseases in animals and humans, studies on the antibacterial activities and potential bioactive ingredients of most medicinal plants have been insufficient. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the in-vitro antibacterial activities and to screen phytochemical constituents of selected medicinal plants against reference bacterial strains.

Methods: The fresh and healthy roots of , fruits of , and leaves of were collected from West Shewa Zone, Ethiopia.