TY  - JOUR
T1  - Lungworm Infection: Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors in Debre Birhan Town Ethiopia
AU - Mekuria, Solomon AU - Tefera, Yosef 
JO  - Veterinary Research
VL  - 9
IS  - 4
SP  - 15
EP  - 20
PY  - 2016
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1993-5412
DO  - vr.2016.15.20
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=vr.2016.15.20
KW  - Lungworm
KW  -prevalence
KW  -sheep
KW  -risk factors
KW  -Debre Birhan
KW  -Ethiopia
AB  - A cross sectional study was conducted in
Debre Birhan town from October, 2013 to April, 2014
with the aim of estimating the prevalence of ovine
lungworm infection, to assess associated risk factors and
identify lungworm species involved in the area. A total of
371 fecal samples and data were collected. Species
identified using Baerman technique to extract L1 larvae.
The finding indicated that 209(56.3%) were infected with
two species of lungworms namely; D. filaria (78.5%),
M. capillaries (16.3%) but P. rufescens was absent.
Mixed infection was observed in 5.3% of the cases. There
was a significant difference (p<0.05) in the prevalence of
lungworm infection as compared within body condition
scores, where poor body conditioned sheep had 96.9%
(62/64), medium once had 5 3.9% (132/245) and good
body conditioned once had 24.2% (15/62) prevalence.
Difference also observed between de-worming status,
those de-wormed group had 10.8% and non de-wormed
had 78.1% prevalence with significant difference
(p<0.05). The prevalence of lung worm within age groups
and sex were insignificant (p>0.05), though there was
minor prevalence difference among age groups and sex.
However, Menze breed and exotic cross breed was
significant in univariate (p<0.05) but insignificant
(p>0.05) with multivariate logistic regression analysis.
The study revealed that lungworm is very important and
high prevalence of verminous pneumonia was do to two
lung worm species regular and strategic de-worming has
significant impact in controlling parasite infection. The
situation dectates that prompt action has to be
implemented by organizing stakeholder in the area
particularly and in the country in general.
ER  -