Leech (Limnatis nilotica) causing respiratory distress in a pregnant cow in Ilam province in Iran

Bahmani, Mahmoud; Eftekhari, Zohre; Mohsezadeghan, Ava; Ghotbian, Freidon; Alighazi, N

doi:10.1007/s00580-011-1236-1

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“…In all cases, animals were dull, restless, and anorexic and were constantly rolling their tongues and showed vigorous chewing. Similar observations have been reported previously by Bahmani et al [18]. Such health effects have a negative impact on animal performance especially draught power and dairy production.…”

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“…In this study, leeches were recovered from the oral and buccal cavities of 27 cattle; common sites were around the gums, buccal mucosa, and under the tongue. Attachment on these sites has also reported in Iran and Ethiopia [17,18], respectively. Other possible attachment sites are the ovaries, nostrils, and oesophagus [7].…”

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“…A number of options are available and include drenching the animals with chloroform-water and manual extraction using forceps with/without local anaesthesia [21,24]. In the current study, manual removal was done using forceps as described by other studies in Ethiopia [6], Libya [22], and Iran [18,25]. However, animals should be prevented from drinking contaminated water as was done in the current case.…”

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Hirudiniasis in Cattle in Mpwapwa District, Dodoma Region of Tanzania

Mulilo

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Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine

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Hirudiniasis is a condition caused by infestation by leeches. Despite the annoyance, clinical signs, and associated lesions caused by leeches in both humans and animals, the extent of the problem in Tanzania is not well elucidated. Individual animals and people become infested when they drink, bath, or walk through contaminated water sources. Leech infestations are more common in rural areas where water is scarce especially during the dry season. In this report, clinical cases of hirudiniasis in twenty-seven (27) cattle in Mpwapwa, Tanzania, are presented. The report further reviews the morphological features of leeches and creates awareness among the affected cattle farmers and the general public. A total of two hundred (200) live cattle were examined; out of these, 27 cattle had live leeches. There were, on average, 3–8 leeches per animal. Affected cattle had wounds on the gums, buccal mucosa, root of the tongue, and under the tongue with copious amounts of blood-stained frothy discharge. Further, the affected animals had respiratory distress and were rolling their tongues. The leeches were manually removed from all the affected cattle, with uneventful recovery. Laboratory examination revealed segmented, dorsal-ventral flattened, cylindrical parasites which had posterior and anterior suckers. The leech infestation was linked to drinking water from a pond which was suspected to be contaminated with “undescribed organisms” as indicated by the farmers. A follow-up was made and revealed no new cases and complete recovery of the affected animals. Hirudiniasis is one of the neglected diseases in humans and livestock and, therefore, requires integrated efforts especially in areas where water is scarce during the dry season. It is anticipated that this case report will stimulate interest and more studies in the subject matter to understand the extent of the problem and document the species and distribution of leeches in Tanzania.

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Hirudiniasis in Cattle in Mpwapwa District, Dodoma Region of Tanzania

Mulilo

Siwila

Madoshi³

et al. 2020

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“…In this report, the Kurdish breed's sheep was infested with leech of L. nilotica [10] . Bahmani et al reported oral infestation of 3-year old pregnant cow with signs of increased temperature, increased heartbeat and respiration rate, incidence of anemia in normocytic and normochromic types along with leukocytosis and neutrophilia [13] . The first global report of oral hirudinea in chicken with L. nilotica has been reported in Ilam province, located in the west of Iran [14] .…”

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“…The strong jaws and muscular suckers at the anterior and posterior ends were observed. The leech had dark-green color surface with rows of green spots on the dorsal surface, and yellowish-orange and dark-green bands on either side with a 100 mm length, which was identified as L. nilotica species [13] . The muscle suckers and strong jaws at the anterior and posterior ends, dark green surface colour with rows of dark green spots on the dorsal surface and the yellowish orange and green bands on both sides of a body with 30-100 mm length, were the main characters of the identification of L. nilotica species [10] .…”

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