ArticleVeterinary medicine and science2026
High Burden of Goat Gastrointestinal Nematodes in South Ethiopia: Prevalence, Species Composition and Determinants of Infection.
Article in Veterinary medicine and science, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
2 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundIn rural areas, goat farming is essential for maintaining livelihoods by ensuring income generation and enhancing agricultural resilience globally. However, the productivity of small ruminant systems is significantly affected by parasitic infections from gastrointestinal nematodes (GINs), particularly in regions where extensive production systems dominate.
objectivesThe objective of this study is to determine the prevalence and infection intensity of GIN parasites and associated risk factors in goats in the Humbo District of Southern Ethiopia.
methodsA cross-sectional study examined faecal samples from 384 goats using a flotation test with the modified McMaster egg-counting technique, complemented by coproculture for nematode genera identification.
resultsThe study revealed an overall GINs prevalence of 71.4% (95% CI: 66.6%-75.8%). Amongst the identified nematode parasites, Strongyle-type egg (STE) nematodes were the most common (45.3%), followed by mixed infections of STE and Strongyloides (14.6%), Strongyloides (10.15%) and Trichuris (1.3%) infections. Coproculture of pooled faecal samples (100 larvae counted) further identified Haemonchus (46%), Trichostrongylus (32%), Teladorsagia (12%), Oesophagostomum (5%), Bunostomum (3%) and Chabertia (2%) as the predominant genera. Multivariable logistic regression analysis indicated that younger goats, goats in poor body condition and those managed in lowland agroecological zones significantly influenced the occurrence of GINs infection (p < 0.05). Younger goats had 2.2 times more odds of GINs infection compared to adults (95% CI: 1.3-3.6), and poorly body-conditioned goats had 8.1 fold an increased risk (95% CI: 3.4-19.3). Goats in lowland areas are 2.5 more likely to harbour GINs compared to those in midland areas (95% CI: 1.5-4.1). Infection intensity assessments showed that the most affected goats exhibited light infection (88.9%), with a smaller proportion experiencing moderate (7.1%) and heavy burdens (4%).
conclusionThese findings underscore the substantial impact of GIN infections on goat health and productivity in the region and warrant the need for strengthened targeted parasite control strategies to reduce infection pressure and improve goat productivity in the study area.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.