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An Anthelmintic Assessment of Balanites aegyptiaca Fruits on Some Multiple Drug Resistant Gastrointestinal Helminthes Affecting Sheep

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Pharmacology & Toxicology

Abstract

The goal of this study is to evaluate the effect of Balanites aegyptiaca methanolic extract fruits as an alternative sustainable source of anthelmintic drugs, on adult gastrointestinal multiple drug resistant helminthes and clarify how B. aegyptiaca fruits directly affect helminthes. To fulfill this study, three hundred and fifty sheep reared in a private farm, in Giza Governorate, had been subjected to clinical investigation. Of them, fifty five severely affected sheep had been isolated relying on their clinical history of multiple anthelmintic resistances, to be slaughtered. The post mortem examination revealed that the animals had a mixed infection with Haemonchus contortus, Moniezia expansa and Fasciola gigantica. Light and scanning electron microscopic studies were undertaken to evaluate changes in body wall of these adult worms following 24 h exposure to methanolic extract of B. aegyptiaca fruits utilizing concentrations of 10, 50, 100, 200 and 400 µg/ml. The main target organ that was highly affected was the body wall, whose damage was observed by light and scanning electron microscopic studies. These alterations occurred in particular sequences in response to Balanites extract concentration, initiated with swelling that was even disrupted, resulting in sloughing off cuticle or tegument, and finally exposure and disruption of basal lamina. This damage would induce disturbance for many of the physiological processes associated with the body wall, especially nutrition and immunoprotection. This plant may offer an opportunity for a new natural anthelmintic and an alternative source for the control of such infectious disease in sheep.

DOI

10.21608/ejvs.2019.19195.1119

Keywords

sheep, Haemonchus contortus, Moniezia expansa, Fasciola gigantica, Balanites aegyptiaca fruits

Authors

First Name

Hatem

Last Name

Shalaby

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Department of Parasitology and Animal Diseases, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt,

Email

shalaby85@gmail.com

City

Giza

Orcid

-

First Name

Noha

Last Name

Hassan

MiddleName

M,F

Affiliation

Department of Parasitology and Animal Diseases, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt,

Email

nohamhassan555@yahoo.com

City

Giza ,

Orcid

0000-0001-9204-3240

First Name

Soad

Last Name

Nasr

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Department of Parasitology and Animal Diseases, National Research Centre, 33 Bohouth Street, Dokki, Post Box 12622, Giza, Egypt.

Email

soadnasr@yahoo.com

City

Giza, Egypt

Orcid

0000-0002-1538-8912

First Name

Tarek

Last Name

Korany

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Parasitology and Animal Diseases, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt,

Email

tarek.korany@yahoo.com

City

Giza ,

Orcid

-

First Name

Nadia

Last Name

Abu El Ezz

MiddleName

mohamed Talaat

Affiliation

Depat. Parasitology, NRC,Cairo, Egypt

Email

nadia_talaat60@yahoo.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0002-6228-610X

First Name

Hala A.

Last Name

Abu zeina

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Parasitology and Animal Diseases, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt

Email

hala_zeina60@yahoo.com

City

Giza ,

Orcid

0000-0001-7474-4596

Volume

51

Article Issue

1

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7823

Issue Date

2020-04-01

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2019-11-06

Publish Date

2020-04-01

Page Start

93

Page End

103

Print ISSN

1110-0222

Online ISSN

2357-089X

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140

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Journal

Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Veterinary Sciences

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https://ejvs.journals.ekb.eg/

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An Anthelmintic Assessment of Balanites aegyptiaca Fruits on Some Multiple Drug Resistant Gastrointestinal Helminthes Affecting Sheep

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22 Jan 2023