Open AccessDESCRIPTIVE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF STEPHANOFILARIASIS (HUMPSORE) IN CATTLE
Author(s) -
M. Akter Bjvm,
Mehdi Hassan,
M. Ahammed,
Mahrus Ali,
Gourab Biswas,
Mohammad Tajul Islam,
M. A. Ehsan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
bangladesh journal of veterinary medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2308-0922
pISSN - 1729-7893
DOI - 10.3329/bjvm.v14i2.31387
Subject(s) - breed , epidemiology , veterinary medicine , odds ratio , medicine , zoology , biology
An epidemiological study was conducted to investigate the epidemiology of humpsore (stephanofilariasis) infection on cattle of different age and sex by collecting information from samples conveniently from different areas of Mymensingh district in Bangladesh. Clinical history and direct examination is done to detect the infection. Out of 503 samples total 43.14% cattle were found stephanofilariasis positive. The prevalence of stephanofilariasis was higher (27.24%) in cattle between 5-10 years old cattle than of less than 5 years (10.93%) and more than 10 years (4.97%) old cattle. Females have shown more positive (36.98%) result than male (male entire= 3.18%, male castrated= 2.98%) that was 6.16% (Odds ratio= 1; P value= 0.987, ?2= 0.003). Local breed shown 36.98% positive to stephanofilariasis followed in descending order by 2.98% in Red Sindhi, 0.99% in Sahiwal, 0.80% in Jersey cross, 0.40% in Holstein cross, Haryana and Red Chittagong breeds and 0.20% in Pabna breed. From the study it is shown that highest (14.1%) prevalence found in the location of neck region of local breed (12.72%) in female cattle (12.52%) and in the age group of 5-10years (9.74%) than other category on the basis of location of lesions.