Listeriosis is a bacterial disease caused by different Listeria species; among these Listeria monocytogenes being the most pathogenic species to small ruminants. The other two species, the so called Listeria ivanovii and Listeria innocua are less frequently implicated in disease of animals. Listeriosis is most prevalent during spring and winter seasons. Soil contamination and ingestion of conta...

Haemoparasites of small ruminants reduce their productivity and could lead to high mortality. Information on the prevalence of haemoparasites in small ruminants in Lafia, Guinea Savannah zone of Nigeria is scarce. Our study therefore aimed at determining the prevalence of haemoparasites of small ruminants in this area based on the parasite species, sex, age and breed. Seventy Two and 32 blood s...

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies are fatal neurodegenerative diseases that include variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans, scrapie in small ruminants, and bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in cattle. Scrapie is not considered a public health risk, but BSE has been linked to variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Small ruminants are susceptible to BSE, and in 2005 BSE was identifi...

BACKGROUND Bovine tuberculosis (BTB) is endemic in Ethiopian cattle. The aim of this study was to assess BTB prevalence at an intensive contact interface in Meskan Woreda (district) in cattle, small ruminants and suspected TB-lymphadenitis (TBLN) human patients. METHODS The comparative intradermal test (CIDT) was carried out for all animals involved in the cross-sectional study and results in...