Trematode infections in cattle in Arumeru District, Tanzania are associated with irrigation

Particle and Fibre Toxicology

Mark C Eisler³  Gerald C Coles³  J Russell Stothard²  Ayub A Kassuku¹  Jahashi Nzalawahe¹ 

[1] Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3019, Morogoro, Tanzania;Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK;School of Veterinary Sciences and Cabot Institute, University of Bristol, Langford House, Langford, Bristol BS40 5DU, UK

关键词: Sub-Saharan Africa;    Schistosoma;    Trematode;    Paramphistome;    Food security;    Fasciola;    Cattle;   

Others  :  809810
DOI  :  10.1186/1756-3305-7-107

 received in 2014-01-30, accepted in 2014-03-08,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Background

The relationship between the environment and infection of cattle with trematodes was studied at Arumeru District, Arusha Region, northern Tanzania. Randomly selected villages were grouped into three cattle management strata, (i) zero-grazing (ZZ) (ii) communal grazing without irrigation (ZC) and (iii) communal grazing with irrigation (ZCI).

Methods

Faecal samples were collected from 241 cattle, and processed using the Flukefinder® method. Snail intermediate hosts were collected with a snail scoop from the water bodies in the study villages and identified morphologically.

Results

The overall prevalence of F. gigantica, paramphistomes and S. bovis were 33%, 37% and 2% respectively. Prevalence for F. gigantica, paramphistomes, and S. bovis for each stratum were, zero-grazing (ZZ) (29.7%, 36.0% and 0%), communal grazing without irrigation (ZC) (6.3%, 15.0% and 3.8%) and communal grazing with irrigation (ZCI) (57.7%, 56.7% and 1.0%) respectively. The differences between strata were significant for F. gigantica (p < 0.001) and paramphistomes (p < 0.05) but not for S. bovis. Irrigation could account for the high prevalence of F. gigantica and paramphistomes in the ZCI stratum as compared to the ZZ and ZC strata. The higher prevalences of F. gigantica and paramphistomes in the ZZ stratum compared with the ZC stratum were unexpected and attributed to the practice of farmers in some ZZ stratum villages buying fodder for their cattle obtained from pastures in ZCI villages.

Conclusion

Trematode infections in cattle are prevalent in Arumeru District. Fasciola gigantica and paramphistomes are associated with grazing in areas with irrigation of crops. Zero-grazing of cattle does not necessarily prevent the risk of infection.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Nzalawahe et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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