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EVALUATION OF FASCIOLA SPP INFECTION IN CATTLE AND SHEEP IN MOSUL CITY

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Last updated: 05 Jan 2025

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Parasitology

Abstract

This study was conducted for the purpose of evaluating infection with the parasite Fasciola spp in the city of Mosul for the period from June 2020 to June 2022, as the results showed that a total of 12.30% of cattle and sheep had Fasciola eggs in their feces with a significant difference between cattle and sheep,and the infection was high in cattle by 16% .The eggs of the Fasciola species are oval, brown to yellow in color, and have an operculum . There was no significant difference in the rate of infection with the Fasciola parasite and the sex of cattle and sheep examined, and with regard to the relationship of the rate of infection with the age of the animals infected , there were no statistically significant differences between the infection and the age groups of the sheep that were examined,while there was a significant difference between the cattle whose age was less than one year and cattle that were one to two years old and more than two years old. As for the results of the serological examination of 90 blood samples of cattle and sheep , the results of the seroprevalence of Fasciola in both cattle and sheep were22.22% and 8.88%, respectively, with no difference in the incidence of infection between all the cattle and sheep examined

DOI

10.21608/avmj.2022.173875.1099

Keywords

Fasciola spp, cattle, sheep, ELISA test

Authors

First Name

BAYDAA

Last Name

AL-LAHAIBI

MiddleName

Y

Affiliation

Department of Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq

Email

baydaa074@gmail.com

City

Iraq -Mosul

Orcid

0000-0002-8535-5091

First Name

AHLAM

Last Name

AL-TAEE

MiddleName

F.

Affiliation

Department of microbiology, college of veterinary medicine, University of Mosul, Mosul-Iraq

Email

ahlaam.altaee@gmail.com

City

Iraq -Mosul

Orcid

0000-0001-5862-3719

First Name

EMAN

Last Name

SULEIMAN

MiddleName

G

Affiliation

Department of Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq

Email

emanghanim73@gmail.com

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-

Orcid

ID: 0000-0002-5113-6632

Volume

69

Article Issue

177

Related Issue

40825

Issue Date

2023-04-01

Receive Date

2022-11-10

Publish Date

2023-04-01

Page Start

27

Page End

33

Print ISSN

1012-5973

Online ISSN

2314-5226

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https://avmj.journals.ekb.eg/article_295536.html

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3

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Research article

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1,840

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Journal

Publication Title

Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal

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https://avmj.journals.ekb.eg/

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EVALUATION OF FASCIOLA SPP INFECTION IN CATTLE AND SHEEP IN MOSUL CITY

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Created At

28 Dec 2024