Journal of
Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health

  • Abbreviation: J. Vet. Med. Anim. Health
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2529
  • DOI: 10.5897/JVMAH
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 416

Full Length Research Paper

Prevalence of bovine tuberculosis in dromedary camels and awareness of pastoralists about its zoonotic importance in Eastern Ethiopia

Ashenafi Feyisa Beyi*
  • Ashenafi Feyisa Beyi*
  • Addis Ababa University, College of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture, P.O. Box 34, Bishoftu, Ethiopia
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Keleab Zerom Gezahegne
  • Keleab Zerom Gezahegne
  • Semera University, College of Veterinary Medicine, P.O. Box 132, Semera, Ethiopia
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Abiy Mussa
  • Abiy Mussa
  • Haramaya University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, P.O. Box 138, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
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Gobena Ameni
  • Gobena Ameni
  • Addis Ababa University, Aklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology, P.O. Box 1167, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Mohammed Sanni Ali
  • Mohammed Sanni Ali
  • Addis Ababa University, College of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture, P.O. Box 34, Bishoftu, Ethiopia
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  •  Accepted: 17 February 2014
  •  Published: 30 April 2014

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