DOI: 10.5061/dryad.zpc866tg8
title: Community-based integrated animal health management to reduce the impact of cerebral Coenurosis in Bonga sheep in Kaffa zone, southwestern Ethiopia

description: Coenurosis, a fatal parasitic disease, is widespread in the highlands of
 Ethiopia, where 75% of the country’s sheep population is found. There is a
 significant prevalence of the disease in the current study area.
 Therefore, the current study was conducted to reduce the impact of
 cerebral coenurosis on sheep production in the study area by integrating
 different prevention and control options and raising community awareness
 of the disease. Questionnaire surveys, coproscopic examination of dog
 feces, and household-level surveillance were used to collect data on
 reported coenurosis cases and taeniid infections. Awareness creation
 training and regular dog deworming were used as an intervention to reduce
 the prevalence of the disease. A total of 107, 134, 153, and 124 dogs were
 dewormed during the first, second, third, and fourth rounds during the
 study period, respectively. Eggs were detected in 58.53% (95% CI 47.4-
 68.86) of pre-deworming fecal samples of dogs. Eggs were detected in
 24.18% (95% CI: 40.0–49.7) of the fecal samples after the intervention,
 34.35% less than before the intervention. At the beginning of the
 intervention, the level of awareness of farmers in the intervention sites
 about the cause of the disease was 12.2%, which increased to 51.03% at the
 end of the intervention. The community-based integrated animal health
 management approach for coenurosis control has the potential to be
 expanded throughout the country, thus reducing economic losses in
 communities where the disease is endemic.
description: A representative number of animals were randomly selected from
 each intervention village for physical examination and fecal sampling
 before and after deworming. The pre- and posttreatment samples were not
 paired, with independent cross-sectional sampling at both pre- and
 post-treatment. The sampling was performed at the time of treatment and 14
 days later. Deworming and sampling were performed four times per year,
 every three months. Fecal samples were taken from dogs
 for fecal egg count and parasite identification and speciation. The fecal
 samples were collected directly from the rectum. From each animal, 5–10 g
 of fecal material was collected in a clean polythene bag containing 10%
 formalin as a preservative. A semi-structured
 questionnaire was administered to those small ruminant owners to reveal
 information on the prevalence, morbidity, and mortality of the disease in
 the last 1 / 2 years, perception and awareness about the cause, risk
 factors, and transmission of the disease, the level of animal-dog
 interaction, the existence of wildlife (foxes and rabbits) and their
 interaction with the domestic and socioeconomic impact of the disease. The
 households were selected by random sampling from the households list at
 the Kebele administration office. Thirty households were randomly selected
 from each Kebele study Kebele. A local ethics committee ruled that formal
 ethics approval was not required for this research. Before conducting the
 investigation, informed consent was obtained from the animal owners in
 this study.
description: # Community-based integrated animal health management to reduce the impact
 of cerebral Coenurosis in Bonga sheep in Kaffa zone, southwestern Ethiopia
 [https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.zpc866tg8](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.zpc866tg8) ## Description of the data and file structure Data collected during surveillance/monitoring were entered and stored in MS Excel. Data were analyzed using STATA software and were reported as descriptive statistics, that is, proportions (percentiles), figures, and tables were used to summarize the collected data. * Excel sheet "Questionaire Data": A semi-structured questionnaire was administered to those small ruminant owners * Excel sheet "Coprological Survey of Dogs": Coprological survey of dog feces for multiple parasite burden ## Sharing/Access information NA ## Code/Software NA