This study was undertaken to know the Babesiosis prevalent in Ovine and Caprine in Baligubadle District, Hawd region, Somaliland. This study will add an additional advantage of the Babesiosis to cover the further way for launching sustainable animal disease controlling and minimizing in Somaliland. However there is little data on national herd distribution and composition up to date. Furthermore there is little information about the prevalence of Babesiosis in sheep and goats in Baligubadle district. Therefore this study is aimed at investigating the prevalence of sheep and goats Babesiosis in Baligubadle district, Somaliland.
Ovine and caprine babesiosis is an acute or chronic infectious disease of sheep and goats, caused by two species of Babesia, transmitted by ticks, and characterized by fever, anemia, hemoglobinuria and icterus. Ovine and Caprine Babesiosis is caused by two antigenically different species of Babesia: B. motasi, is a large and more virulent form, occurring singly or paired in erythrocytes; B. ovis which is a small form. The main objective of this study was to establish the prevalence of Babesiosis in sheep and goats in Baligubadle District, Somaliland.
Cross sectional study that has been carried out at 19 April up to 15 July in five villages in Baligubadle district. A total of 350 sheep and goats were sampled. Slides were made from a whole blood collected from the auricular vein of the animals. After staining, slides were read under a light microscope.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
DEDICATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
LIST OF FIGURES
ABBREVIATIONS
ABSTRACT
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background Information
1.2 Problem Statement
1.3 justification and significance of the study
1.4 Objectives
1.4.1 General Objectives
1.4.2 Specific Objectives
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Background of Babesiosis
2.2 Etiology
2.3 Lifecycle of the Tick
2.4 Epidemiology
2.4.1 Transmission
2.4.2. Disease Geographical Distribution
2.4.3 Host Range
2.5 Pathogenesis
2.6 Clinical Signs
2.7 Diagnosis
2.7.1 Clinical Diagnosis
2.7.2 Differential Diagnosis
2.8 Laboratory Diagnosis
2.8.1 Sampling
2.9 Treatment and Control
CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY
3.1 Study Area
3.2 Study Design
3.3 Study Population
3.4 Sample Size
3.5 Sampling Method
3.6 Materials
3.7 Data Analysis
CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS
4.1 Democratic Characteristics of the Study Participants
4.2 Overall prevalence of Babesiosis
4.3 Prevalences of Babesiosis in Sheep and Goats
4.4 Prevalence of Babesiosis in Adult and Young of Sheep and Goats
4.5 Traditional Knowledge about Sheep and Goat Babesiosis
CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION
CHAPTER SIX: CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
6.1 Conclusion
6.2 Recommendation
REFERENCES
20. El Sawalhy, A. A. (1999); “veterinary infectious diseases” 2nd Edition. Ovine and caprine babesiosis; Ahram Distribution Agency, Egypt. page 1
ANNEXES
Annex One: Questionnaires
Annex Two: Field Pictures
Annex Three: Map of the Study Area
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