A High Prevalence of Tuberculosis among Dairy Farm Workers in Addis Ababa and its Surroundings

Martha Tibebu^1*, Wondale Mekonnen², Tadesse Awoke³, Solomon Gebre-Selassie⁴, Lawrence Yamuah², Stefan Berg⁵ and Abraham Aseffa²

¹Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

²Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

³Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia

⁴Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

⁵TB Research Group, Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Weybridge, Surrey KT15 3NB, United Kingdom

^*Corresponding Author: Martha Tibebu, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Bahir Dar University, P. O. Box 79, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, Tel: +251- 927-428872 Email: