Survey of echinococcosis in eastern Ethiopia.
A total of 171 adult cattle and nine stray dogs were examined for Echinococcus granulosus in eastern Ethiopia. Prevalences of 20.5% and 22% were recorded in cattle and dogs, respectively. Some of the factors involved in the transmission dynamics are discussed.
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Dire Dawa Regional Veterinary Disease Investigation Laboratory, Ethiopia.
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D004285:Dogs; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000662:veterinary; D004445:Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / Q000662:veterinary; D005002:Ethiopia / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence