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Cysts and parasites in an abattoir in Northwest Ethiopia; an urgent call for action on “one health”

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dc.contributor.author Getahun, Desalegn
dc.contributor.author van Henten, Saskia
dc.contributor.author Abera, Adugna
dc.contributor.author Senkoro, Mbazi
dc.contributor.author Owiti, Philip
dc.contributor.author Lombamo, Fantu
dc.contributor.author Girma, Blen
dc.contributor.author Ashenefe, Baye
dc.contributor.author Deressa, Asefa
dc.contributor.author Diro, Ermias
dc.date.accessioned 2022-12-06T10:31:38Z
dc.date.available 2022-12-06T10:31:38Z
dc.date.issued 2020-06-30
dc.identifier.citation Getahun D, van HentenS, Abera A, Senkoro M, Owiti P, Lombamo F, Girma B, Ashenefe B, Deressa A, Diro E (2020) Cysts and parasites in an abattoir in Northwest Ethiopia; an urgent call for action on “one health”. J Infect Dev Ctries 14:53S-57S. doi: 10.3855/jidc.11713 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://ephispace.ephi.gov.et/xmlui/handle/123456789/483
dc.description.abstract Introduction: Zoonotic parasitic infections such as echinococcosis affect cattle, sheep and goats by lowering quality of meat and hides as well as decreasing milk production. The burden of such diseases among humans is usually underestimated as they are difficult to diagnose. We used abattoir data to estimate the prevalence of zoonotic parasitic infections in animals. Methodology: Data from 2005-2018 was used from the registry of an abattoir in Northwest Ethiopia. Frequencies, proportions and trends over time were analyzed. Meat inspection was conducted by visualization, palpation and incision. Results: A total of 58,787 animals were slaughtered in the abattoir during the study period. These included 51,956 (88 %) cattle, 5,890 (10%) sheep and 941 (2%) goats. The detected parasites included Echinococcusin 12,334/58,787 (21%) and Fasciola in 10,551/58,787 (18%) animals. Echinococcus infection was highest among goats (267/941, 28%), followed by cattle (11,591/51,956, 22%) and sheep (476/5,890, 8%). Fasciolosis was detected in 9,877/51,956 (19%) cattle and 178/941 (19%) goats. The number of animals slaughtered strongly decreased over time from 8,405 in 2006 to 1,605 in 2018. However, the proportion of parasitic infections remained high with some fluctuations over the study period. Conclusions: Echinococcosis and fasciolosis were very common with one out of five animals slaughtered infected. This is of public health concern and needs urgent multi-sectorial efforts from stakeholders at the national and regional level for control of these diseases. One health program approaches may warrant the control of transmission to humans. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries en_US
dc.subject HYDATID CYST en_US
dc.subject VETERINARY MEDICINE en_US
dc.subject OPERATIONAL RESEARCH en_US
dc.title Cysts and parasites in an abattoir in Northwest Ethiopia; an urgent call for action on “one health” en_US
dc.type Journal Article en_US
ep.contributor.affiliation Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia en_US
ep.contributor.affiliation Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium en_US
ep.contributor.affiliation National Institute for Medical Research, Muhimbili Centre, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania en_US
ep.contributor.affiliation The Union, Paris, France en_US
ep.contributor.affiliation Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia en_US
ep.contributor.affiliation Gondar Elfora Abattoir, Gondar, Ethiopia en_US
ep.contributor.affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia en_US
ep.identifier.status Open Access en_US
ep.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.11713 en_US
ep.journal The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries en_US
ep.issue 06.1 en_US
ep.volume 14 en_US


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