Journal of Tuberculosis Research, 2023, 11, 139-147 https://www.scirp.org/journal/jtr ISSN Online: 2329-8448 ISSN Print: 2329-843X DOI: 10.4236/jtr.2023.113014 Sep. 26, 2023 139 Journal of Tuberculosis Research Investigating Prevalence of Bovine Tuberculosis in Cattle in an Agro-Pastoral Community in Awdal Region, Somaliland Amina Husein Mohamed 1 , Abdullahi Sheikh Mohamed 1 , Ahmed Mohamed Ali 1 , Osman Abdullahi Farah 2 , Muse Mohamed Awaleh 1 , Mustafe Ahmed Ismail 1 , Fred Wesonga 1 1 IGAD Sheikh Technical Veterinary School and Reference Centre, Sheikh, Somalia 2 Somaliland Ministry of Livestock and Fishey Development, Hargeisa, Somalia Abstract Awdal region is the most northwesterly province of Somaliland. The region is one of the agro-pastoral livelihood zones in Somaliland, where farming and agricultural production are the predominant livelihood sources. IGAD (In- tergovernmental Authority on Development) Sheikh Technical University of Science (ISTUS) worked to study the prevalence of Bovine Tuberculosis (TB) among cattle in Awdal region of Somaliland. The aim was to inform public health and Veterinary experts on having one-health approach to infectious diseases among humans and animals. The serum that was stored at −20˚C was transported to IGAD Sheikh Technical University of Science (ISTUS) for further analysis using BOVIGAM serological test (Sandwich ELISA). The re- sults indicate that Bovine Tuberculosis is highly prevalent in the study area (10.1%). The high prevalence recorded in the current study could be due to the consumption of raw milk and lack of proper control strategies in place to control the transmission of the disease between animals, between animals and wildlife and between animals and humans. Hence, an awareness creation campaign should be created on bTB transmission and its public health signi- ficance to cattle owners, milk and meat consumers and people who are in close proximity to cattle. In addition, testing and eradication programme should be implemented where applicable. Keywords Awdal, Bovigam, Bovine Tuberculosis, Cattle, Prevalence 1. Introduction Bovine TB is a chronic granulomatous inflammatory disease that is predomi- How to cite this paper: Mohamed, A.H., Mohamed, A.S., Ali, A.M., Farah, O.A., Awaleh, M.M., Ismail, M.A. and Wesonga, F. (2023) Investigating Prevalence of Bovine Tuberculosis in Cattle in an Agro-Pastoral Community in Awdal Region, Somaliland. Journal of Tuberculosis Research, 11, 139-147. https://doi.org/10.4236/jtr.2023.113014 Received: August 14, 2023 Accepted: September 23, 2023 Published: September 26, 2023 Copyright © 2023 by author(s) and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY 4.0). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Open Access