Abstract
A cross-sectional study was conducted from March 2016 to May 2016 at Guto Gida District, Nekemte, Ethiopia to determine the prevalence of bovine schistosomosis. Simple random sampling method was used to select the study animals and sedimentation technique was applied for finding Schistosoma eggs from fresh fecal samples. Out of 384 fecal samples examined, 22 were found positive indicating an overall prevalence of 5.7% schistosomosis in the study area. The prevalence of bovine schistosomosis was higher in Jirenga kebele (9.1%) than Gaarii kebele (4.6%) and Dalo kebele (3.7%). However, no statistically significant difference in the prevalence of bovine schistosomiasis in relation to origin was found. Similarly, there was no statistically significant difference observed between both sexes (P>0.05). The prevalence in body condition category was reported relatively higher in poor body condition (8.4%) and lower in good body condition (3.8%). However, no statistically significant differences appreciated among the three body condition categories (P>0.05). The finding indicated that, schistosomosis should be taken into consideration as one of the major limiting factor to livestock productivity at Guto Gida District. The control measures against schistosomosis must be designed to target either the parasite or the snail intermediate host. Key words: Bovine, Guto Gida, prevalence, schistosomiasis
Highlights
Schistosomosis is an infection which occurs due to trematodes of genus schistosoma
According to the present study, the prevalence of bovine schistosomosis was higher in Jirenga kebele (9.1%) than Gaarii kebele (4.6%) and Dalo kebele (3.7%)
Mihret and Samuel (2015) reported that there was difference of bovine schistosomosis prevalence based on origin but there was no significant difference between origin and the infection
Summary
Schistosomosis is an infection which occurs due to trematodes of genus schistosoma. Epidemiological studies on bovine schistosomosis are suggestive of the endemicity of the infection in areas with large permanent water bodies and marshy pasture areas. Health central parts of Ethiopia (Fekade et al, 2002); It is affecting all ages of animals and mainly prevalent in cattle kept around lakes and rivers (Dwight et al, 2003; Pitchford, 2006)
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