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Prevalence of Liver Flukes Infections and Hydatidosis in Slaughtered Sheep and Goats in Nishapour, Khorasan Razavi, Iran


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1 Department of Food Safety and Hygiene, School of Public Health, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran, Islamic Republic of
2 Department of Nutrition, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran, Islamic Republic of
3 Department of Food Hygiene and Aquaculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran, Islamic Republic of
4 Cereal Health Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran, Islamic Republic of
 

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.


Keywords

Dicrocoeliasis, Fascioliasis, Hydatidosis, Sheep and Goat, Slaughterhouse.
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Majid Aminzare
Department of Food Safety and Hygiene, School of Public Health, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Mohammad Hashemi
Department of Nutrition, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Samaneh Yaghoobi Faz
Department of Food Hygiene and Aquaculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Mojtaba Raeisi
Cereal Health Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Hassan Hassanzadazar
Department of Food Safety and Hygiene, School of Public Health, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran, Islamic Republic of

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.


Keywords


Dicrocoeliasis, Fascioliasis, Hydatidosis, Sheep and Goat, Slaughterhouse.