Epidemiology And Economic Importance Of Fasciolosis Of Domestic Ruminants In Selecied Sites Of Tigray Regional State Norther Ethiopia .

A cross sectional study was conducted to determine prevalence, assess risk factors associatedrnwith fasciolosis and evaluate economic los'>e'> in f()ur selected areas or Tigray Regional State.rnduring September 2007 to May 2()()~ A total of 1736 domestic ruminants comprising of 1015rncattle, 526 sheep, 167 goats and 28 camel were subjected to coprological investigation and 236rnslaugrltered animals were included for post mortem survey. Based on coprological investigationrnthe ovt-;-ull prevalence uf fasciolo~is was 25.3%" 35.7%, II A'Yo an':l 3.6% in cattle, sheep, goatsrnand camels, respectively. In the slaughterhouses survey the prevalence of fasciolosis was 33.1 %.rn37.2%, and 17.6% in cattle, sheep and goats. respectively. I ligh prevalence was recorded in sheeprn(37.2%) and lowest in goats (17.6%). Statistical significant differences was observed inrnprevalence among the species (p

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