Solomon  Mosu Enyew, Heran  Workneh Beyene, Abebe  Fromsa Merga, 
    Prevalence of <i>Coenurus cerebralis</i> in Small Ruminants Slaughtered at Selected Abattoirs in
and Around Ada&#146;a District, East Showa, Ethiopia,
    Agricultural Journal,
    Volume 16,Issue 2,
    2021,
    Pages 29-33,
    ISSN 1816-9155,
    aj.2021.29.33,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=aj.2021.29.33)
    Abstract: A cross-sectional study was conducted in and
around Ada&#146;a district of Ethiopia from November 2018 to
May 2019, with the aim of estimating prevalence of
<i>Coenurus cerebralis</i> and identifying potential risk factors
associated with the infection in small ruminants. A total
of 200 small ruminants (79 sheep and 121 goats) were
selected by systematic random sampling and recorded at
antemortem examination. Brains were examined for the
presence of <i>Coenurus cerebralis</i> during postmortem
procedures. The overall prevalence was 10% with 25.3%
in sheep and 0% in goats. Statistically significant (p<0.05)
variation in the prevalence of the disease among species
was observed. There was also association (p<0.05)
between prevalence of cerebral coenurosis and origin of
animals with18.9% prevalence in animals originated from
Mojo area followed by Somali regional state (14.3%) and
none was detected in animals originated from Arsi,
Borena and Harar. Twenty-one cysts were detected from
infected animals of which 47.6% cysts were located in the
left brain, 28.6% in the right brain and 23.8% in the
middle brain. The average size of the cyst was 2.1 cm. In
conclusion, the study confirmed a high prevalence of
<i>Coenurus cerebralis</i> in small ruminants slaughtered at
selected export and municipal abattoirs in and around
Ada&#146;a district. Therefore, awareness creation programs
should be launched to the butchers, abattoir workers and
dog owners about the transmission and control of the
disease.
    Keywords: Abattoir;Ada’a district;Coenurus cerebralis;prevalence;small ruminant