Exposure to Leishmania spp. and sand flies in domestic animals in northwestern Ethiopia

BACKGROUND: Human visceral leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania donovani is considered an anthroponosis; however, Leishmania-infected animals have been increasingly reported in L. donovani foci, and the role of these animals as reservoirs for human L. donovani infection remains unclear. METHODS: We conducted a study of domestic animals (goats, sheep, cows, dogs, and donkeys) in three L. […]
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Theileria infection in domestic ruminants in northern Ethiopia

Authors: Baneth G, Gebrekidan H, Hailu A, Kassahun A, Maia C, Rohousova I, Talmi-Frank D, Warburg A
Publication Year: 2014
Journal: Veterinary Parasitology
Link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304401713006390

Piroplasmosis caused by different tick-borne hemoprotozoan parasites of the genera Theileria and Babesia is among the most economically important infections of domestic ruminants in sub-Saharan Africa. A survey for piroplasm infection was conducted in three locations in Northern Ethiopia. Of 525 domestic ruminants surveyed, 80% of the cattle, 94% of the sheep and 2% of the goats were positive for different Theileria spp. based on PCR of blood followed by DNA sequencing.
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Exposure to Leishmania spp. and sand flies in domestic animals in northwestern Ethiopia

Theileria infection in domestic ruminants in northern Ethiopia

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