International Journal of Malaria and Tropical Diseases ISSN 2953-2108 Vol.  1 (11), pp. 059-062, November, 2017.  © Advanced Scholars Journals

Full Length Research Paper

Prevalence of fascioliasis among animals slaughtered at Sokoto state Abattoir

Kiran Singh* and Asma’US.Tsamiya

Department of Biological Sciences, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, PMB-2346, Nigeria, West Africa.

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Accepted 13 November, 2017.

Abstract

A preliminary study on the prevalence of fascioliasis  among animals slaughter at Sokoto  State Abattoir was conducted to know the status of disease in area.A total of 250 animals were investigated consisting of 82 cattle,90 sheep and 78 goat. The liver of each animal was examined for adult and larvae of Fasciolaspecies making several incisors and as well as bilesamples were collected and processed using formal ether concentration technique and microscopically examined for presence of Fasciola eggs. The result showed that 74 (29.6%) of the animals were infected with Fasciola hepatica. The animals group distribution of the infection showed that the sheep had the highest prevalence of 34.4 %, followed by the cattle with 29.27%, and  goatwith 24.36% infection rate. There was a sex dependent difference in infection among the animals examined (chi-square, p<0.005).  Control measures such as reduction of worms burden through chemotherapy and eradication or reduction of snail intermediate host population will help reduce high rate of infection with F.hepatica of animals in Sokoto State.Regular treatment of all  infected animals with an effective medicine, as well as snail habitat control, public enlightenment about the disease and proper abattoir inspection from time to time were suggested.

Keywords:Cattle, Fascioliasis, Fasciola hepatica, Fasciolagigantica, Freshwater snails, Liver flukes, Ruminant animals, Sokoto, Trematodes, Tropical diseases .