Prevalence and economic importance of Coenurus Cerebralis in sheep and goats in and around “Legahida” district of bale zone, south eastern Ethiopia

AbstractCoenurosis is a disease caused byCoenurus cerebralis, the larval stage ofTaenia multiceps, particularly affecting sheep and goats.T. serialis andT. brauni could also cause coenurosis. The final hosts are domestic and wild canidae. Cross sectional study was conducted from November 2014 to March 2015 to estimate the prevalence and associated risk factors ofCoenurus cerebralis in both sheep and goats in Legahida backyard slabs. The estimation of its economic burden and assessment of knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) of the pastoral and agro-pastoral communities were also performed for which questionnaire survey was used. A total of 412 sheep and goats were examined forC. cerebralis cysts. From this, 52 (12.6%) (95% CI 9.4, 15.8) of them were positive forT.multiceps cyst/s in one or different parts of the brain. The cyst numbers in the brains varied from 1 to 5. The prevalence in sheep is statistically significantly different compared to that in the goats (P  = 0.003). The prevalence according to age groups (categorized as less than 2 years, 2 to 4 years, and older than 4 years) was found statistically highly significantly different (P  = 0.000). Cysts were more recovered from the cerebrum (88.4%), followed by cerebellum (10.5%), and median fissure (1.16%). Non parametric correlation analysis between pathognomonic clinical sign and cyst recovery from the brain is very high correlation coefficient (CC = 0.956). Clinical disease an d cyst location are also h...
Source: Comparative Clinical Pathology - Category: Pathology Source Type: research