Prevalence of dicrocoeliosis in sheep and goats in Himachal Pradesh, India

Jithendran, K. P.; Bhat, T. K.

doi:10.1016/0304-4017(95)00834-9

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“…The current figure is higher than those reported by Jithendran and Bhat (1996) in slaughtered goats (12.3 %) of Himachal Pradesh, India. It could be attributed to the ecological variations in the study regions.…”

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confidence: 77%

“…The variation in the prevalence recorded from the same region may be due to the fact that the faecal examination is not considered a reliable method in case of dicrocoeliosis (Otranto and Traversa 2002). Further, when Jithendran and Bhat (1996) compared the faecal examination with liver necropsy, faecal examination detected the presence of dicrocoeliosis in only one out of three cases. Furthermore, in sheep with less than 100 flukes the test is usually negative (Ambrosi and Grelloni 1991).…”

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“…Dicrocoeliosis caused by Dicrocoelium dendriticum, is a widely prevalent trematodal disease in hilly regions of India (Somvanshi and Kaul 1989;Jithendran and Bhat 1996;Sharma and Godara 2010). The disease is asymptomatic and masked by the pathological effects of multiple parasitic infections in ruminants (Otranto and Traversa 2002), and is mainly reported from the sheep and goats rather than the cattle and buffaloes.…”

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“…The disease is asymptomatic and masked by the pathological effects of multiple parasitic infections in ruminants (Otranto and Traversa 2002), and is mainly reported from the sheep and goats rather than the cattle and buffaloes. In heavy infections, dicrocoeliosis causes poor weight gain, emaciation, oedema, anaemia, cirrhosis and scarring of the liver and production losses (Soulsby 1982;Jithendran and Bhat 1996). Further the zoonotic importance of the dicrocoeliosis cannot be underestimated.…”

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Dicrocoeliosis in goats in Jammu, India

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The prevalence of dicrocoeliosis was estimated by the examination of liver of slaughtered goats (n = 228) brought from two major goat rearing regions (Kandi and R.S. Pura) of Jammu province of India. Dicrocoelium dendriticum was found in 18.9 % of the goats, with mean fluke count (±SEM) of 24.9 ± 4.4 (ranged from 0 to 478). A significant seasonal variation (p \ 0.01) was recorded with maximum prevalence in winter (28.9 %), followed by post-rainy (22.2 %) and minimum in rainy season (9.4 %). The highest fluke count was observed in January (47.8 ± 24.6) while none of the examined animals was found positive in May and June. The origin of the goats had a significant association (p \ 0.0001) with prevalence rates and the goats from Kandi region (27.3 %) showed higher prevalence rates as compare to R.S. Pura (8.0 %). However, the age and sex had no significant effect on the prevalence of dicrocoeliosis in goats. The histopathological examination of infected livers revealed excessive thickening and proliferation of bile duct glandular epithelium with inflammatory exudates. Also, intense mononuclear cells infiltration with young fibroblasts was observed in the surroundings of bile ducts in portal areas along with atrophy of hepatocytes.

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Dicrocoeliosis in goats in Jammu, India

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“…Jithendran and Bhat (1996) showed that 8.1 % of sheep and 4.1 % of goats were positive for dicrocoeliosis in India (Jithendran and Bhat 1996). In Turkey, the prevalence rate of fasciolosis and dicrocoeliosis were 3.99 and 23.55 % in sheep, and 0.48 and 2.65 % in cattle, respectively (Gargili et al 1999).…”

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A retrospective survey of liver flukes in livestock based on abattoir data in Kermanshah, west of Iran

2014

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A retrospective study was carried from 2008 to 2013 to estimate the prevalence of liver flukes in ruminants slaughtered at the abattoir of Kermanshah province, west of Iran. A total of 663,633 animals slaughtered in the 5-year period and totally 1.95 % of livers were condemned due to liver flukes. Fasciolosis were responsible for 0.8, 0.7 and 1.5 % of liver condemnations, whereas 1, 0.8 and 1 % of liver were condemned because of Dicrocoelium dendriticum infection in the sheep, goats and cattle, respectively. A significant difference in the prevalence of liver flukes were observed among studied animals (p \ 0.001) and the highest and lowest prevalence were detected in cattle and goats, respectively. Data showed significant seasonal pattern for distomatosis in sheep and goat (p \ 0.001). Liver condemnations due to fasciolosis were prevalent in sheep and goats and cattle slaughtered during winter, summer and autumn, respectively, whereas dicrocoeliosis were common in autumn season for sheep and cattle and in winter for goats. This survey provides baseline data for the future monitoring of these potentially important parasitic infections in the region.

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Dicrocoeliidae Family: Major Species Causing Veterinary Diseases

Manga-González

Ferreras

2014

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

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Prevalence of dicrocoeliosis in sheep and goats in Himachal Pradesh, India

Cited by 43 publications

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Dicrocoeliosis in goats in Jammu, India

Dicrocoeliosis in goats in Jammu, India

A retrospective survey of liver flukes in livestock based on abattoir data in Kermanshah, west of Iran

Dicrocoeliidae Family: Major Species Causing Veterinary Diseases

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