Prevalence of fascioliasis (liver flukes) infection in cattle and buffaloes slaughtered at the municipal abattoir of El-Kharga, Egypt

Elshraway, Nagwa T.; Mahmoud, Wafaa G.

doi:10.14202/vetworld.2017.914-917

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“…In this study, we examined 425 livers, 17 liver's samples showed classical histopathological lesions of Fasciola spp infection, all other studies strongly implicated both Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica as the causative agent of this condition in cattle (17,18).…”

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Fasciolosis: grading the histopathological lesions in naturally infected bovine liver in Mosul city

Al-Mahmood¹,

Al-Sabaawy²

2019

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Fasciolosis cause economic losses in cattle that breed in Iraq and the world. About 4% of bovine liver's samples included in the current study exhibited classical pathological lesions of fasciolosis. Samples of cattle livers infected with fasciolosis were taken for histopathology. Eighteen grading criteria with four scoring level have been chosen to grading the microscopic lesions caused by Fasciola hepatica into a mild infection (grade I), moderate infection (grade II) and severe infection (grade III). The type of hepatic degeneration or necrosis, cloudy cell swelling, coagulative necrosis, infiltration of inflammatory cells, with patterns of infiltration, also type of infiltrated cells, fibrosis between hepatic cells or in portal area, affection to hepatic cords arrangement, hepatic sinusoids, extensions of hemorrhage, pigment deposition, hyperplasia of bile duct, thickness of hepatic capsule and presence of liver fluke were the main grading levels. In grade, I the microscopic lesions were characterized by simple or mild in their nature with very good reversible prognosis, while grade II characterized by moderate severity of the lesions with a good reversible prognosis, while grade III characterized by hostile severity with bad irreversible prognosis as a result of architecture changes in liver histology. In conclusion, we believed that this grading system could be used as a guide when examining histopathological liver's samples infected with F. hepatica to identify the stage of infection and proposed an accurate prognosis.

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Fasciolosis: grading the histopathological lesions in naturally infected bovine liver in Mosul city

Al-Mahmood¹,

Al-Sabaawy²

2019

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“…Other studies reported Fasciola spp. infection rates of 36% in Sobangan Bali [27], 33.33% in Egypt [28], and 18% in Australia [29]. The difference in incidence between areas might be caused by differences in livestock rearing method, number of total samples, cattle composition, biological potentials of intermediary host and host, climate and topography of sampling location, metacercariae resistance in the environment, and diagnostic technique [30,31].…”

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Trematodiasis occurrence in cattle along the Progo River, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

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Aim: This study aimed to measure the occurrence of trematodiasis in cattle along the Progo River, a district of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The findings help to establish the magnitude of the disease and encourage prevention and treatment of this condition. Materials and Methods: Trematode eggs were extracted from 100 fecal samples collected from cattle. The eggs were examined using the sedimentation technique, and the method of Parfitt and Banks was used to differentiate Paramphistomum spp. eggs from Fasciola spp. eggs. Results: The infection rate of trematode parasites was 50%. Cattle experienced multiple infections of both Paramphistomum spp. and Fasciola spp., as well as single infections of one species or the other. All breeds were vulnerable to infections of both trematode species, although different cattle breeds, including Peranakan Ongole crossbreeds, Simmental crossbreeds, and Limousin crossbreeds, showed differences in infection rate. The highest rate of infection with Paramphistomum spp. (15.78%) occurred in the Simmental crossbreeds. The highest rate of infection (31.57%) with Fasciola spp. was in the Peranakan Ongole crossbreeds. Multiple infections of both Paramphistomum spp. and Fasciola spp. were highest in Simmental crossbreed cattle (28.97%). Conclusion: The high infection rates of trematode parasites found in fecal samples, particularly of Fasciola spp., indicate that the cattle along the Progo River in Indonesia experience a high rate of trematodiasis disease.

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“…Parasitic diseases leading to meat condemnation are either zoonotic or cause anatomo-physiological changes in the affected organs. Parasitic diseases commonly reported in ruminants include fasciolosis (Mungube et al ., 2006; Elshraway et al ., 2017), cysticercosis (Fonteh et al ., 2016; Hashemnia et al , 2016), hydatidosis (Ahmadi & Meshkehkar, 2011; Oryan et al ., 2012; Miran et al ., 2017) and monieziosis (Theodoropoulos et al ., 2002). The associated losses due to these diseases include the total condemnation of the affected organs or carcasses and the partial condemnation, through trimming, of the affected part of the organ or carcass.…”

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Parasitic causes of organ condemnation in cattle slaughtered in Fako abattoirs, South-West region of Cameroon, and estimate of financial losses

2018

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An abattoir study was carried out between May and October 2016 to determine the parasitic causes of organ condemnation during meat inspection and to evaluate the attendant financial losses in Fako abattoirs, in the South-West region of Cameroon. Organs (liver, lungs, heart, tongue, kidney, spleen and intestine) were examined at meat inspection following standard procedures and the financial loss was estimated by considering the total weight of condemned organs and the price per kilogram of marketable organs, obtained from the local market. The organs of 1472 cattle were examined, of which 357 (24.38%) were condemned. The organs condemned because of parasitic infestations were the liver (333) and small intestine (24), and the infections were caused by flukes of Fasciola sp. and proglottids of Moniezia sp., respectively. Hydatid cysts and cysticerci were absent. The prevalence of fasciolosis and monieziosis was 22.62% and 1.63%, respectively. Condemnation deprived the region of 665.457 kg of meat, with an associated financial loss of CFA 1,330,902 (USD 2505), during the study period. Parasitic diseases worsen the food insecurity situation as they result in the withdrawal of a considerable amount of meat from the food chain. Fasciolosis, the leading parasitic cause of meat condemnation in Fako, is also zoonotic. It is therefore important that effective control measures are implemented countrywide against this parasitosis.

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Prevalence of fascioliasis (liver flukes) infection in cattle and buffaloes slaughtered at the municipal abattoir of El-Kharga, Egypt

Cited by 20 publications

References 16 publications

Fasciolosis: grading the histopathological lesions in naturally infected bovine liver in Mosul city

Fasciolosis: grading the histopathological lesions in naturally infected bovine liver in Mosul city

Trematodiasis occurrence in cattle along the Progo River, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Parasitic causes of organ condemnation in cattle slaughtered in Fako abattoirs, South-West region of Cameroon, and estimate of financial losses

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