Publications by authors named "Mulugeta Kussa"
Seroepidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii in small ruminants in Northwest Ethiopia.
Sisay Esubalew Zewdu Seyoum Zed Tarekegn Wudu Temesgen Jemberu Shimelis Dagnachew Nigatu Mulugeta Kussa
Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports
December 2020
Article Synopsis
- * High seroprevalence rates were found, with 96.3% at the flock level and 70.48% at the animal level, and factors like being a sheep, adult age, and the presence of cats significantly increased odds of seropositivity.
- * The study concluded that T. gondii is highly prevalent in these animals, posing a risk for humans through undercooked or uncooked meat, and linked seropositivity to increased rates of reproductive losses