Abstract
Background:Food-borne trematode infections and hydatidosis are endemic diseases caused by helminths in Iran that are responsible for great economic loss and getting public health at risk.Aim:Aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of fasciolosis, dicrocoeliasis, and hydatidosis infections in slaughtered sheep and goats in Nishapour, Khorasan Razavi province of Iran.Materials and Methods:A survey was implemented on 130,107 sheep and goats slaughtered at an abattoir in Nishapour (Neyshbur) city, north central Khorasan Razavi Province, Iran, to determine the prevalence of fascioliasis, dicrocoeliosis and presence of hydatidosis.Results:During a 1-year period of study, among 130,107 of sheep and goats slaughtered at Nishapour abattoir, 1064 and 7124 livers were condemned totally and partially, respectively. A total of 255 (0.19%), 181 (0.12 %), and 7751 (5.95%) of livers were condemned due to cysts of Echinococcus granulosus, flukes of Fasciola spp., and Dicrocoelium dendriticum, respectively. Totally, 1932 (1.48%) lungs were condemned due to hydatidosis. The significant seasonal pattern was seen for fasciolosis, dicrocoeliosis, and hydatidosis, statistically (p<0.01).Conclusion:According to this study, it seems that Neyshabour is considered as an endemic region for Fasciola spp. and D. dendriticum infections and D. dendriticum is the most widespread liver fluke found in sheep and goats.
Highlights
Fasciola spp., Dicrocoelium dendriticum, and Echinococcus granulosus are the most common helminths that are found in many parts of the world including Iran [1,2]
According to this study, it seems that Neyshabour is considered as an endemic region for Fasciola spp. and D. dendriticum infections and D. dendriticum is the most widespread liver fluke found in sheep and goats
Parasitic infections in ruminants such as food-borne trematode infections and hydatidosis are endemic diseases caused by helminths in Iran that are responsible for great economic loss due to many disorders which results in mortality, reduction of milk production, loss of weight gain, cachexia, condemnation of livers and lungs, high susceptibility to secondary infections and getting public health at risk [3,4]
Summary
Fasciola spp., Dicrocoelium dendriticum, and Echinococcus granulosus are the most common helminths that are found in many parts of the world including Iran [1,2]. Parasitic infections in ruminants such as food-borne trematode infections and hydatidosis are endemic diseases caused by helminths in Iran that are responsible for great economic loss due to many disorders which results in mortality, reduction of milk production, loss of weight gain, cachexia, condemnation of livers and lungs, high susceptibility to secondary infections and getting public health at risk [3,4]. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http:// creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated. Food-borne trematode infections and hydatidosis are endemic diseases caused by helminths in Iran that are responsible for great economic loss and getting public health at risk
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