Preliminary Investigation of Toxoplasmosis in Selected Domestic Animals in Wondo Genet, Ethiopia

A cross sectional survey was conducted with the objective of determining the occurrence of Toxolasmosis in Wondo Genet, Ethiopia. The study animals were sheep, goats and chickens and a total of 96 animals were included in the study. Serum samples were collected from these animals and tested using Direct Agglutination Test (DAT) at 1:40 cut off point. A seroconversion rate of 48.75%, 75% and 12.5% was found in sheep, goats and chickens, respectively. The effect of some selected risk factors in sheep was studied and a higher occurrence was observed in older age, females and in ewes with history of abortion, neonatal mortality, or weak birth (ANW). However, this difference was found to be statistically not significant (p>0.05). This study showed that there was a high occurrence of toxoplasmosis in Wondo Genet in domestic animals. Therefore, further detail investigation is needed to further understand the importance of toxoplasmosis in animal productivity and public health.