Epidemiological Survey on Gastrointestinal Parasitic Zoonosis in Cattle of Sirajganj District, Bangladesh
Md. Hazzaz Bin Kabir *
Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh.
K. B. M. Saiful Islam
Department of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh.
Kamrul Islam
Biosafety and Biosecurity Consultant, Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Mahfuzul Islam
Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh.
Shah JungyIbna Karim
Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh.
S. M. Abdullah
Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh.
Mohammad Showkat Mahmud
Livestock Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council, Farmgate, Dhaka-1215, Bangladesh.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
This study was conducted to evaluate the zoonotic gastrointestinal parasitic infections in cattle at Sirajganj district of Bangladesh during the period from February, 2016 to November, 2016 by coproscopy examination. A total of 150 fecal samples of cattle were collected from the study areas, which examined and found 41 (27.33%) were positive for gastrointestinal parasitic infections that has zoonotic importance. The prevalence of parasitic infection was significantly higher in female (33.7%) than in males (19. 4%). The prevalence of parasite was recorded higher in cross breed than in indigenous cattle which are statistically significant (p≤0.05). In case of age groups, the highest rate of infection was observed in adult of >1 years (28.5%) and the lowest in calves aged ≤1 year (25.4%). Moreover, the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites were higher in poor body conditioned cattle (36.3%) than that of malnourished (34%) and healthy cattle (22.4%). In case of management system, the prevalence of parasitic infections was higher in cattle reared in free range (40.0%) than cattle reared in semi-intensive (28.5%) and intensive system (25.5%). Furthermore, parasitic infections were higher in summer (36.5%) followed by winter season (25.5%) and rainy season (15.7%). A significant correlation (P=0.00) has been found between diarrheic non-diarrhea cattle. Finally, prevalence was significantly (P=0.02) higher in cattle with no previous history of anthelmintic use. From this study, it is concluded that gastrointestinal parasitic infection is a major threat to cattle health and production at Sirajganj district irrespective of age, sex, management system, breed, season, diarrheic and anthelmintic usage.
Keywords: Cattle, faeces, gastrointestinal parasites, prevalence, Sirajganj District