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PREVALENCE OF HELMINTHES OF SHEEP IN ASSIUT GOVERNORATE, EGYPT

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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Epidemiology
Parasitology

Abstract

The prevalence of helminthes of sheep concerning age, sex, and seasonal variation (The cold and temperate season including all months of the year except July and August but the hot season including July and August) was studied in Assiut Governorate, Egypt from February 2022 to January 2023 by fecal examination. A total of 100 sheep were examined of which 47 (47%) were positive. Mixed infection with at least two species of helminth parasites was recorded. Five genera of helminthes were identified, of them, three genera were nematodes, namely, Strongyle spp. (33%), Strongyloides papillosus (32%), and Trichuris ovis (5%); one genus was trematodes, namely, Paramphistomum cervi (7%); and one genus was cestodes, namely, Moniezia spp (2 %). The prevalence of helminthes was higher in young sheep aged< 2 years (60.4%) than in adults aged > 2 years (34.6%). Prevalence of helminthes in females was higher (47.1%) than in males (46.7%). Regarding seasonal variation, the prevalence of helminthes was significantly higher in the cold and temperate season (all months of the year except July and August) (47%) than in the hot season (July and August) (0%).

DOI

10.21608/avmj.2023.196205.1128

Keywords

prevalence, helminthes, sheep, Assiut

Authors

First Name

FATMA

Last Name

ABEL-AZIZ

MiddleName

MOHAMED

Affiliation

Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt

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First Name

AHMED

Last Name

DYAB

MiddleName

KAMAL

Affiliation

Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.

Email

ahmed2015@aun.edu.eg

City

assiut

Orcid

0000-0002-4021-7904

First Name

FATHY

Last Name

OSMAN

MiddleName

AHMED

Affiliation

Animal Health Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center (ARC) New Valley Lab.

Email

fathyosman69@yahoo.com

City

assiut

Orcid

0000-0002-4348-9964

First Name

SARA

Last Name

MOHAMED

MiddleName

ABEL-AAL

Affiliation

Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.

Email

saraabdelal87@yahoo.com

City

assuit

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Volume

69

Article Issue

178

Related Issue

42303

Issue Date

2023-07-01

Receive Date

2023-03-05

Publish Date

2023-07-01

Page Start

18

Page End

27

Print ISSN

1012-5973

Online ISSN

2314-5226

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1,840

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Publication Title

Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal

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

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PREVALENCE OF HELMINTHES OF SHEEP IN ASSIUT GOVERNORATE, EGYPT

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Created At

28 Dec 2024