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Andualem Yimer
School of Veterinary Medicine, Wollo University, Dessei, Ethiopia
Biography
Dr. Andualem Yimer is a professor works at the School of Veterinary Medicine, Wollo University, Dessei, Ethiopia. He works on Bovine Cysticercosis and Hospital Based Retrospective Survey of Human Taeniasis in and Around Debre Brihan City, Central Ethiopia
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Research Article
Bovine Cysticercosis and Hospital Based Retrospective Survey of Human Taeniasis in and Around Debre Brihan City, Central Ethiopia
Author(s): Andualem Yimer* and Belayneh Mergia Gebrmedehan
A cross-sectional study was conducted in cattle slaughtered at Debre brihan abattoir from December 2016 to April 2017. To assess bovine cysticercosis and to estimate the prevalence of Taenia saginata human infection in and around Debre brihan town, central Ethiopia Patients’ demographic data and the results of stool examinations conducted by using the formalin ethyl acetate concentration technique were collected from records at Debre brihan referral hospital. The relevant laboratory records from January 2013 to December 2017 were analyzed. Of the total 405 examined carcasses, 22 (5.43%) were found infected with various number of Cysticercus bovis in different organs. Organ distribution of the cysts showed highest proportion was observed in tongue, 7(31.81%) followed by heart 6 (27.27%) in shoulder and masseter muscles 4(18.18%) and 1 (4.54%) in liver. Significa.. View more»