Merga Bekana
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Recent Articles
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Agga G, Raboisson D, Walch L, Alemayehu F, Semu D, Bahiru G, et al.
Front Vet Sci
. 2019 Oct;
6:302.
PMID: 31572736
Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a highly contagious viral disease of small ruminants; it emerged in countries previously free of the disease following the eradication of rinderpest. PPR is...
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Yasine A, Ashenafi H, Geldhof P, Van Brantegem L, Vercauteren G, Bekana M, et al.
BMC Vet Res
. 2019 May;
15(1):175.
PMID: 31138270
Background: Dourine, a venereal transmitted trypanosomosis caused by Trypanosoma equiperdum, has different clinical signs related to the reproductive and nervous system. Pathologic tissue changes associated with the disease are poorly...
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Yasine A, Daba M, Ashenafi H, Geldhof P, Van Brantegem L, Vercauteren G, et al.
Vet Parasitol
. 2019 Apr;
268:87-97.
PMID: 30981311
Dourine, caused by Trypanosoma equiperdum, is a life-threatening venereal disease in equidae. So far, there is no clear evidence on how and when stallions become infectious, nor which tissues are...
4.
Yasine A, Ashenafi H, Geldhof P, Bekana M, Tola A, Van Brantegem L, et al.
Exp Parasitol
. 2019 Apr;
200:79-83.
PMID: 30953625
Trypanosoma equiperdum (T. equiperdum) causes dourine, a venereally transmitted infection in horses. Purification of semen by single layer centrifugation (SLC) has been proven to be successful in reducing venereally transmitted...
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Abdi R, Agga G, Aregawi W, Bekana M, Van Leeuwen T, Delespaux V, et al.
BMC Vet Res
. 2017 Apr;
13(1):100.
PMID: 28403841
Background: The optimisation of trypanosomosis control programs warrants a good knowledge of the main vector of animal and human trypanosomes in sub-Saharan Africa, the tsetse fly. An important aspect of...
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Duguma R, Tasew S, Olani A, Damena D, Alemu D, Mulatu T, et al.
Parasit Vectors
. 2015 Aug;
8:430.
PMID: 26286484
Background: Accurate information on the distribution of the tsetse fly is of paramount importance to better control animal trypanosomosis. Entomological and parasitological surveys were conducted in the tsetse belt of...
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Fikru R, Goddeeris B, Delespaux V, Moti Y, Tadesse A, Bekana M, et al.
Vet Parasitol
. 2012 Aug;
190(3-4):355-61.
PMID: 22858227
A cross-sectional study was undertaken to assess the prevalence of bovine trypanosomosis in some tsetse-infested and tsetse-free areas of Ethiopia. From August 2010 till April 2011, a total of 1524...
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Taye M, Belihu K, Bekana M, Sheferaw D
Trop Anim Health Prod
. 2012 Apr;
44(7):1759-63.
PMID: 22528529
This study was conducted to assess the impact of tsetse and trypanosomosis control measures on cattle herd size and composition, herd dynamics, and milk yield in Wolaita and Gamogofa Zones,...
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Ibrahim N, Belihu K, Lobago F, Bekana M
Trop Anim Health Prod
. 2009 Jun;
42(1):35-40.
PMID: 19543803
A cross sectional sero-prevalence study was conducted on 1,595 cattle in Jimma zone, Ethiopia to investigate the status of bovine brucellosis and identify potential risk factors. Sera samples were analyzed...
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Abraha S, Belihu K, Bekana M, Lobago F
Trop Anim Health Prod
. 2009 Apr;
41(7):1597-604.
PMID: 19396564
This study was conducted in South Wollo Zone of Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, to assess the milk yield and reproductive performance of indigenous and crossbred cattle under smallholder management conditions....