Abstract
Background and Aim:Cystic echinococcosis, Echinococcus granulosus, and liver flukes, such as Fasciola spp. and Dicrocoelium dendriticum, are important parasitic zoonoses, where they able to cause significant veterinary, medical, and economic problems. The present study was carried out to obtain the updated knowledge on the frequency of hydatidosis, fasciolosis, and dicrocoeliosis in the slaughtered sheep and cattle.Materials and Methods:Information were collected from meat inspection records using systematically visual inspection, palpation, and incision of the visceral organs in the industrial abattoir in Tehran, the capital of Iran, between February 1, 2015, and January 31, 2018. For an analysis of the data, SPSS version 16 was applied.Results:The hydatidosis infection in sheep and cattle was 2.48% and 2.25%, respectively. With respect to liver flukes, 0.62% and 0.25% sheep and cattle were infected by Fasciola spp., respectively; furthermore, 2.86% sheep and 0.79% cattle were positive for D. dendriticum.Conclusion:The findings will provide considerable awareness for the future monitoring and control of these potentially important infections.
Highlights
Cystic echinococcosis or hydatidosis, fasciolosis, and dicrocoeliosis are common foodborne parasitic infections worldwide which caused by Echinococcus granulosus, Fasciola spp., and Dicrocoelium dendriticum, respectively [1,2,3,4]
With respect to liver flukes, 0.62% and 0.25% sheep and cattle were infected by Fasciola spp., respectively; 2.86% sheep and 0.79% cattle were positive for D. dendriticum
Fasciolosis, and dicrocoeliosis are common foodborne parasitic infections worldwide which caused by Echinococcus granulosus, Fasciola spp., and Dicrocoelium dendriticum, respectively [1,2,3,4]
Summary
Fasciolosis, and dicrocoeliosis are common foodborne parasitic infections worldwide which caused by Echinococcus granulosus, Fasciola spp., and Dicrocoelium dendriticum, respectively [1,2,3,4]. Cystic echinococcosis is endemic in Iran [2,7]. Fasciola spp. and D. dendriticum are common liver flukes [8]. These parasites are considered as the important parasites of domestic and wild ruminants such as sheep, cattle, goat, camel, and deer. E. granulosus and liver flukes inflict significant medical problems in humans and. Echinococcus granulosus, and liver flukes, such as Fasciola spp. and Dicrocoelium dendriticum, are important parasitic zoonoses, where they able to cause significant veterinary, medical, and economic problems. The present study was carried out to obtain the updated knowledge on the frequency of hydatidosis, fasciolosis, and dicrocoeliosis in the slaughtered sheep and cattle
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