The impact of tsetse and trypanosomosis control program conducted in Chewaka settlement station during 2005/6 was assessed through retrospective and cross sectional studies by comparing the prevalence of trypanosomosis and density of tsetse before and after the intervention within Chewaka...
A cross sectional study was conducted in Oromia and Regional state of SNNPRS from August 2006 to April 2007 to determine the prevalence of brucellosis in goats and sheep and areas associated risk factors using mRBT and CFT. A total of 2905 goats and 1059 sheep were included in this study.rnThe...
The current study was conducted in tsetse and non tsetse controlled areas of the SouthernrnNation Nationalities and Peoples Regional State (SNNPRS) of Ethiopia. A cross sectionalrnstudy to determine the prevalence of bovine trypanosomosis as well as a drug sensitivity testsrnon T. congolense in...
This study was carried out from September 2006 to April 2007 in West Shoa Zone ofrnOromia Regional State and Bedelle Poultry Breeding and Multiplication Center. Thernobjectives of the study were to characterize the chicken production system in the studyrnarea, assess the performance of Rhode Island...
A cross _ sectional study was conducted on 322 local and crossbred lactating hand milked small holder cows in and around Gondar from September 2006 to March 2007 to determine prevalence, the causal agents of infection, associated risk factors and tests susceptibility to drugs using California...
The present cross-sectional study was undertaken to determine the prevalence, distribution and antimicrobial resistance patterns of Salmonella serovars from apparently healthy slaughtered cattle from October, 2006 to March, 2007 at Bahir Dar abattoir, Ethiopia. A total of 744 samples consisting of...
Worldwide, millions of people suffer from communicable and non communicable diseases caused by contaminated foods. Very young, elderly and immunocompromised people do suffer more and many fatalities occur due to foodborne diseases and toxicity due to food poisoning. There are many organisms involve...
A study on bovine babesiosis and its vector was conducted at Kobo and Girana valleys of North Wollo Zone in Amhara National Regional state, Northern Ethiopia. The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence and identify at species level of bovine babesiosis and the vector and indicate...
Background: Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C viruses are major health problems worldwidernwhich spread mainly through contaminated blood and blood products, sexual contact andrncontaminated needles. Patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis are at higher risk forrnacquiring Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C...
A total of 423 representative randomly selected Holstein, Jersey and local zebu lactating cows located in Wolaita zone at Soddo Zuria Woreda of Southern Nation Nationalities and Peoples Regional State were examined. All the 46 lactating cows of Soddo dairy farm, 11 lactating cows from Soddo...
The present study was conducted to asses the husbandry practices, identify major health constraints, establish mastitis prevalence, determine potential risk factor of mastitis and isolate responsible agents of mastitis in smallholder dairy farms in Nazareth, East Shoa. A total of 95 market oriented...
A total of 432 carcass and knives swabs and 64 water samples were collected from Selectedrnexport abattoirs located at Debre Zeit and Modjo towns of East Shoa Zone of Oromia RegionalrnState to assess the microbial load of goat carcasses, knives and water. The study was conductedrnfrom October 2006...
This study was conducted in the Dawuro Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and People Region. The specific study sites were Mareka and Tocha districts which were randomly selected from the Zone. The objective of the study were to determine the impacts of bovine trypanosomosis on cattle herd...
Background: - Knowledge, attitude and practice gaps are among the main challenges inrnproviding quality basic health services to the urban community. This can be among the reasonsrnfor low tuberculosis case detection by urban health extension professionals. Identifyingrnknowledge, attitude and...
This study was carried out from September 2006 to April 2007 in four Kebeles’ of Girar-JarsornWoreda, North Shoa zone of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia to assess productivernperformance of dairy cows and technology use in 200 randomly selected market-orientedrnsmallholder dairy farms. A...
The impact of sub clinical mastitis and other production factors on cow milk protein and fat concentrations in dairy cows were studied from October 2006 to June 2007 in and around Gondar. By way of cross sectional survey data were collected from 236 milking cows of 105 smallholder dairy farmers....
A power system is set to operate within its maximum operating limits for better utilization ofrnthe existing network facilities. The main factor causing voltage instability is the inability of arnpower system to meet the demand for reactive power. A system enters a state of voltagerninstability due...
Power system security is an important issue in power system operation and hence the operationrnof a power system requires regular security assessment. However, presently dynamic securityrnassessments are not being performed on Ethiopian existing power network. Consequently, thernpower system...
Electric transmission and distribution system are the intermediate stages in the transferrnof electrical power from the central generating station to the consumers. Minimizationrnof power losses and improvement of voltage profile are the most essential concerns ofrnany electric utility to support...
Venous thromboembolism is a common problem in patients treated for cancer, although thernreported incidence varies widely between studies. Unlike other countries, in Ethiopia to ourrnknowledge no such studies had been done yet and the findings of this study will assist treatmentrndecisions in adult...