Tuberculosis in small ruminants and dromedary camels in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic infectious disease of livestock with serious economic and public health impact in Ethiopia. The disease is reported from cattle, small ruminants and dromedary camels in the country. However, there is no organized summary report on the magnitude and distribution pattern of TB in small ruminants and dromedary camels, unlike that of bovine TB.

Bovine tuberculosis in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

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 country. The objectives of this systematic review and meta-analysis were to provide a pooled prevalence estimate of bTB at a national level, assess the level of in-between variance among study reports and illustrate the spatial distribution pattern in the country. Articles published on bTB from January 2000 to December, 2016 in English language were included in the review.

Characterization of Salmonella isolated from apparently healthy slaughtered cattle and retail beef in Hawassa, southern Ethiopia.

The present study was conducted to determine the occurrence, serotype distribution and antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella serotypes in slaughtered cattle, slaughterhouse environment and retail beef. Cecal content (CC), mesenteric lymph nodes (MLN), spleen and carcass swab (CS) samples (each, n=150) were collected from 150 cattle slaughtered at Hawassa municipality slaughterhouse. Floor swab specimens (SHFS) were collected on 11 occasions from the slaughterhouse, and 100 beef samples were collected from 100 butcher shops.