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HEPATIC DICROCOELIASIS IN BEEF CATTLE SLAUGHTERED AT ABU-SIMBEL ABATTOIR: FIRST SLAUGHTER HOUSE RECORD IN EGYPT

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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Pathologyand clinical pathology

Abstract

Dicrocoelium dendriticum, the small liver fluke, is capable of parasitizing the gall bladder and liver of various mammalian species, especially ruminants. In Egypt, there was no previous abattoir-based research concerned with the incidence of dicrocoeliasis. The objective of our study is to record hepatic dicrocoeliasis in imported beef cattle of Sudanese origin that were slaughtered at Abu-Simbel abattoir, Aswan Governorate, Egypt and describe the detailed hepatic gross as well as histopathological changes induced by it. During a period from December 2020 to October 2021, 1575 liver specimens were examined from which 172 cases showed gross pathological lesions. After collection, affected specimens were fixed in 10% neutral buffer formalin, then they were prepared for histopathological examination. The recorded incidence of hepatic dicrocoeliasis was 7.5% among the affected cases. The affected liver showed fibrosis and paleness with irregular yellowish foci on its surface. Fibrous tissue proliferation was seen surrounding bile ducts. Histopathologically, parasitic eggs were detected in affected liver tissues where they stimulated a granulomatous inflammatory reaction with hepatocellular necrosis and infiltrations of neutrophils, eosinophils and giant cells. Portal fibrosis resulted in the formation of pseudolobules. As a consequence, hepatic dicrocoeliasis is prevalent in imported Sudanese beef cattle and these animals should be protected from snail-infected regions and subjected to careful inspection by veterinarians in slaughterhouses.

DOI

10.21608/avmj.2023.219294.1159

Keywords

Liver, dicrocoeliasis, Imported cattle

Authors

First Name

MOHAMED

Last Name

HESHAM

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Veterinarian, Directorate of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut, Egypt.

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mohamedhesham1989@yahoo.com

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First Name

MOHAMED

Last Name

YOUSSEF

MiddleName

SALAH EL-DEIN

Affiliation

Department of Pathology and Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut 71516, Egypt

Email

mohamed.youssif@vet.au.edu.eg

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First Name

SARY

Last Name

ABD-ELGHAFFAR

MiddleName

KHALEEL

Affiliation

Department of Pathology and Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut 71516, Egypt and 3 Department of Pathology and Clinical Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Badr University in Assiut, Egypt.

Email

sarynasr@aun.edu.eg

City

Assuit

Orcid

0000-0002-5956-8798

First Name

SALWA

Last Name

ABD-ELRAHMAN

MiddleName

MAHMOUD

Affiliation

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

Email

salwanm90@gmail.com

City

Assuit

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Volume

69

Article Issue

179

Related Issue

43704

Issue Date

2023-10-01

Receive Date

2023-06-21

Publish Date

2023-10-01

Page Start

115

Page End

122

Print ISSN

1012-5973

Online ISSN

2314-5226

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https://avmj.journals.ekb.eg/article_318470.html

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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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HEPATIC DICROCOELIASIS IN BEEF CATTLE SLAUGHTERED AT ABU-SIMBEL ABATTOIR: FIRST SLAUGHTER HOUSE RECORD IN EGYPT

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28 Dec 2024