Economic losses due to cystic echinococcosis in India: Need for urgent action to control the disease

Singh, B. B.; Dhand, Navneet K.; Ghatak, Sandeep; Gill, James S.

doi:10.1016/j.prevetmed.2013.09.007

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“…Uncontrolled home slaughter, especially for religious events, is common. Free access of dogs to slaughter waste, improper garbage disposal and presence of stray animals (dogs, cattle) have been identified as risk factors for Echinococcus transmission (Singh et al, 2014a). Furthermore, at the local abattoir level, the lack of legislation for meat inspection and safe offal disposal contribute to the maintenance of domestic cycles of transmission (Irshadullah et al, 1989).…”

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Global Distribution of Alveolar and Cystic Echinococcosis

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Echinococcus and Echinococcosis, Part A

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Global Distribution of Alveolar and Cystic Echinococcosis

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Rojas

et al. 2017

Echinococcus and Echinococcosis, Part A

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“…But this needs to account for the 'dual' societal burden and benefit to animal and human health (Narrod et al, 2012). In relation to CE, significant estimates have recently been made for Iran (US$232.25 million) and India (US$212.35 million) (Fasihi et al, 2012;Singh et al, 2014). Here we can approach an estimate at a more localized level, using data that account for how market actors negotiate risk.…”

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Zoonotic Encounters at the Slaughterhouse: Pathways and Possibilities for the Control of Cystic Echinococcosis in Northern Morocco

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SummaryThis study traces the biosocial dynamics of Echinococcus granulosus – a zoonotic tapeworm spread between dogs, livestock and people – at slaughterhouses in Morocco. One of the most important parasitic zoonoses worldwide, this neglected cestode is responsible for a debilitating, potentially life-threatening, human disease and significant livestock production losses. Transmission can be interrupted, among other ways, by restricting dogs from eating cyst-infected livestock viscera. Recent epidemiological studies in Sidi Kacem province, northern Morocco, found that government-operated slaughterhouses were ‘hotspots’ for hydatid cysts in livestock and infection in dogs. An ethnographic approach was used to compliment these studies, exploring ‘how’ and ‘why’ cysts were being openly discarded. All seven visited slaughterhouses had low levels of hygiene, oversight and infrastructure. This was described locally as perpetuating a sense of ‘chaos’ that normalized (un)hygienic practices and justified the ignoring of state rules and regulations. However deference to ‘poor’ infrastructure, both physically and symbolically, served to under-emphasize local institutional logics, which were mediated by prevailing risk perceptions, economic practices and local socio-political norms. These included inter-departmental government relationships, the motivation of veterinary technicians, the political lobbying of butchers and market-based mitigation strategies. The study shows the importance of understanding E. granulosus from a biosocial perspective, and the need for more long-term, participatory and integrated ‘One Health’ approaches for neglected zoonotic diseases.

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“…CE due to E. granulosis is a serious economic concern in India (Singh et al 2014) and the disease is endemic in most of the food producing animals such as cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat and pigs in the country (Singh et al 2012). The present study was contemplated to understand histopathological changes associated with E. granulosus echinococcosis in food producing animals in north India.…”

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Histopathological changes associated with E. granulosus echinococcosis in food producing animals in Punjab (India)

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Sharma

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Cystic echinococcosis due to Echinococcus granulosus is a serious public health and economic concern in India. The disease is endemic in most of the food producing animals such as cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat and pigs in the country. In this study, tissues comprising of pieces of liver and lungs were collected in 10 % formal buffered saline. The formalin fixed tissues (liver and lungs) from 10 cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat and pigs each were selected and further processed by acetone benzene method for histopathological examinations. The cysts were surrounded by outer fibrous layer over the inner germinal layer and filled with clear hydatid fluid. Echinococcal protoscolices were also noticed in some of the sections. Histologically, slight hemorrhage, leucocyte infiltration and mild hepatocellular degeneration in the liver were noticed. The adjacent hepatic paraenchyma showed atrophy, variable degeneration and infiltration. The parenchyma adjacent to cysts was markedly congested and showed multiple small haemorrhagic areas. In lungs, there was proliferation of fibrous connective tissue and infiltration of mononuclear cells.

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Economic losses due to cystic echinococcosis in India: Need for urgent action to control the disease

Cited by 52 publications

References 19 publications

Global Distribution of Alveolar and Cystic Echinococcosis

Global Distribution of Alveolar and Cystic Echinococcosis

Zoonotic Encounters at the Slaughterhouse: Pathways and Possibilities for the Control of Cystic Echinococcosis in Northern Morocco

Histopathological changes associated with E. granulosus echinococcosis in food producing animals in Punjab (India)

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