Open AccessPrevalence of fasciolosis and dicrocoeliosis in slaughtered sheep and goats in Amol Abattoir, Mazandaran, northern Iran
Author(s) -
Ali Khanjari,
Alirezaا Bahonar,
Sepideh Fallah,
Mahboube Bagheri,
Abbas Alizadeh,
Marjan Fallah,
Zahra Khanjari
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
asian pacific journal of tropical disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.208
H-Index - 33
ISSN - 2222-1808
DOI - 10.1016/s2222-1808(14)60327-3
Subject(s) - fasciolosis , fasciola , veterinary medicine , biology , liver fluke , fasciola hepatica , livestock , prevalence , fasciola gigantica , zoology , helminths , epidemiology , medicine , ecology
Objective: The liver flukes, Fasciola spp. and Dicrocoelium dendriticum, infect ruminants and\udother mammalian extensively and cause major diseases of livestock that produce considerable\udeconomic losses.\udMethods: A survey of 2 391 sheep and goats slaughtered at an abattoir in Amol region, northern\udIran was used to determine the prevalence of the liver flukes infection based on season, sex and\udspecie of the animals.\udResults:The results revealed that the prevalence rate of Fasciola spp. and Dicrocoelium\uddendriticum was 6.6% and 4.3% respectively. Dicrocoeliosis was more dominant in female animals\ud(7.1%) whereas there was no sex-related difference in the prevalence of Fasciola spp. in male and\udfemale animals. Furthermore, Fasciolosis was significantly more prevalent than dicrocoeliosis\udin both sheep and goats. The Seasonal prevalence of Fasciola spp. was highest (P<0.005) during\udspring (8.3%) followed in order by autumn (8.1%), winter (5.9%) and summer (4.0%) but Dicrocoeliosis\uddid not follow any seasonal pattern.\udConclusions: According to this study, it can be concluded that Amol is regarded as an endemic\udregion for Fasciola spp and D. dandriticum infection. Moreover, Fasciola spp. is the most\udwidespread liver fluke found in sheep and goats which is more dominant in sheep than goats