Parasites Determined by Fecal Examination in Horses in Erzurum

Avcıoğlu, Hamza; Güven, Esin; Balkaya, İbrahim; Yavuz, Şevki; Abay, Ugur; Akyüz, Muzaffer; Eltas, Ömer

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“…The disease is also endemic in the countries of the region. In Erzurum, Turkey, out of 76 fecal samples collected from horses, 2.6% were found infected using flotation and sedimentation methods (7). Recent emerging focus of the disease has been documented in Yasuj, southwest of Iran (8).…”

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Morphometric and Molecular Study of Fasciola Isolates from Ruminants in Iran

Akhlaghi¹,

Mohammadi²,

Ziaali³

et al. 2018

TurkiyeParazitolDerg

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Objective: The purpose of the present study was morphometric and molecular characterization of Fasciola isolates from ruminants in Iran. Methods: Flukes were collected from the livers of 54 naturally infected sheep and cattle. The proportion of body length to width (L/W) of each fresh fluke was measured using a digital caliper. We employed receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis to explore the reliability of L/W for differentiating the two species. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-sequencing was performed on ribosomal Internal Transcribed Spacers (ITS) and mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (cox1) genes. The sequences were then analyzed and phylogenetic relationships were investigated. Result: Forty-eight out of 54 isolates (88.9%) were identified as F. hepatica and four isolates (7.4%) as F. gigantica. All the sheep isolates were F. hepatica, while 4 out of 10 cattle were infected with F. gigantica. The morphometric study revealed an L/W ratio of 1.2 to 6.5 in Fasciola isolates with significantly higher L/W ratio in F. gigantica (p<0.00). According to the ROC curve analysis, the L/W value of 3.55 was regarded as the critical value to discriminate between the two species. Conclusions: Findings of the present study indicate the presence of both Fasciola species in southeastern Iran. The phylogenetic analysis revealed two different clades representing F. hepatica and F. gigantica. The two isolates in this study were described as Fasciola sp. The mitochondrial DNA of these isolates were similar to F. hepatica, while their ITS fragments were identical to F. gigantica.

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Morphometric and Molecular Study of Fasciola Isolates from Ruminants in Iran

Akhlaghi¹,

Mohammadi²,

Ziaali³

et al. 2018

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“…Eimeria leuckarti was reported in 0.4% of horses in Bursa Province (Tınar et al, 1994), 3.8% of equidae in Kars Province (Arslan and Umur, 1998), 4.5% of horses in Konya Province (Uslu and Güçlü, 2007) and 1% of horses in Van Province (Erdoğan, 2019). A study conducted in Erzurum Province reported no E. leuckarti in the horses examined (Avcıoğlu et al, 2016).…”

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Incidence of gastrointestinal parasites by stool examination methods in horses in Van

Denizhan

Karakuş

2023

Turkish Journal of Veterinary Research

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Objective: This study was carried out to determine the distribution of digestive system parasites in horses in İpekyolu, Tusba, Özalp, Saray and Gürpınar districts in Van between June 2019 and May 2020. Materials and Methods: Materials of this study consist of a total of 95 horse stool samples, 58 male and 37 female, from different races, ranging in age from 1 to 12 years. Results: Various parasitic infections were detected in 65 (68.42%) of 95 horses examined by stool examination. While 55 of 65 infected horse stool samples were infected with a single species, it was determined that stool samples of 10 horses were infected with two species. In infected horses, at most Strongylidae spp. (44.21%) were detected followed by Parascaris equorum (11.57%), Eimeria leuckarti (6.31%), Anoplocephala spp. (5.26%), Oxyuris equi (4.21%), D. dendriticum (3.16%), and Fasciola spp. (4.21%). When the infected horses were evaluated according to age groups, parasitic infections were detected in 34 (35.79%) horses aged 8 years and above, 29 (30.53%) between the ages of 5-7 and 12 (12.63%) between the ages of 1-4. When the infected horses were evaluated according to gender groups, parasitic infections were found in 38 (65.51%) of 58 male horses and 27 (72.92%) of 37 female horses. Conclusion: As a result, in this study, it was determined that the horses in the Van region were infected with various parasite species. In the study, helminth infections were found more frequently, and it was predicted that it should be combated with anthelmentics, taking into account the development of resistance against these parasites.

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Parasites Determined by Fecal Examination in Horses in Erzurum

Abstract: Equine animals are significantly infected with Strongylosis in the Erzurum Province, and effective parasite control measures should initiated.

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Morphometric and Molecular Study of Fasciola Isolates from Ruminants in Iran

Morphometric and Molecular Study of Fasciola Isolates from Ruminants in Iran

Incidence of gastrointestinal parasites by stool examination methods in horses in Van

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