Epidemiological, Morphological, and Morphometric Study on Haemonchus spp. Recovered From Goats in Egypt
| العنوان: | Epidemiological, Morphological, and Morphometric Study on Haemonchus spp. Recovered From Goats in Egypt |
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| المؤلفون: | Dina M M El-Shewehy, Amany M. Ramez, Ahmed Gareh, Amin Tahoun, Mohmed Elsalahy M. Monib, Mohsen I. Arafa, Nagwa M. Elhawary, Refaat M. A. Khalifa, Ahmed K. Dyab, Ehab Kotb Elmahallawy, Elzahara Elbaz, Marwa I. Khalifa, Khalaf F. Alsharif |
| المصدر: | Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Vol 8 (2021) Frontiers in Veterinary Science |
| بيانات النشر: | Frontiers Media S.A., 2021. |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Veterinary medicine, medicine.medical_specialty, goats, General Veterinary, Disease, Odds ratio, Biology, Abomasum, Confidence interval, Haemonchus spp, scanning electron microscope (SEM), Epidemiology, morphology, SF600-1100, medicine, Parasite hosting, Veterinary Science, epidemiology, Egypt, Significant risk, Haemonchus placei, Original Research |
| الوصف: | Goats can be infected by multiple groups of external and internal parasites.Haemonchusspp. are among abomasal parasites that can result in higher mortality and several considerable economic losses in goats. Early detection of parasites and better understanding of the major risk factors associated with infection are among the main strategies for controlling the infection. Considering this, information on hemonchosis in goats from Egypt, and the contribution of goats in the maintenance of the epidemiological foci of the disease is limited. This study investigated the prevalence ofHaemonchusspecies among 240 abomasum samples collected during postmortem examination of goat carcasses from Assiut Governorate, Egypt. Moreover, the association of the major risk factors to describe the epidemiological pattern of the disease was explored. This study demonstrated that 16.66% of abomasa samples harboredHaemonchusspecies. Additionally, age, sex, and sampling season were the most significant risk factors associated with infection. Following the variable factors under study, goats aged 1 year or older were at higher risk, with an infection rate of 22.14% (31 of 140), than those younger than 1 year (9%) [p= 0.008; odds ratio (OR) = 2.87; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.30–6.35]. The infection rate was 25% (19 of 76) in males and 12.8% (21 of 164) in females [p= 0.024; odds ratio (OR) = 2.26; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.13–4.53]. Moreover, the exposure to infection was higher in summer (22.22%) than in winter (8.33%) (p= 0.007; odds ratio (OR) = 0.318; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.139–0.725). More importantly, three species of the parasite—Haemonchus contortus, Haemonchus placei, andHaemonchus longistipes—were identified for the first time, and the confirmation of the identification and morphological characterization of the worms was performed using light microscopy and SEM. Collectively, this study reveals interesting epidemiological, morphological, and morphometric findings associated with the occurrence of hemonchosis among goats in Egypt. This study suggests further research for exploring the major circulating species of the parasite in Egypt, which is mandatory for controlling the disease. |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2297-1769 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::bb4c34f6e1c0279f6320c439670c8729 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2021.705619/full |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi.dedup.....bb4c34f6e1c0279f6320c439670c8729 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
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