TY - JOUR
T1 - Ruminal paramphistomosis in cattle from northeastern Algeria
T2 - Prevalence, parasite burdens and species identification
AU - Titi, Amal
AU - Mekroud, Abdeslam
AU - El Hadi Chibat, Mohamed
AU - Boucheikhchoukh, Mehdi
AU - Zein-Eddine, Rima
AU - Djuikwo-Teukeng, Félicité F.
AU - Vignoles, Philippe
AU - Rondelaud, Daniel
AU - Dreyfuss, Gilles
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© A. Titi et al., published by EDP Sciences, 2014.
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - Slaughterhouse samples were analysed over a two-year period (September 2010-August 2012) in Jijel (northeastern Algeria) in order to determine seasonal variations in the prevalence and intensity of bovine paramphistomosis in a Mediterranean climate and identify paramphistome species using molecular biology. In spring and summer, significantly higher prevalences and lower parasite burdens were noted in bull calves, thus indicating an effect of season on these parameters. In contrast, the differences among seasonal prevalences or among seasonal parasite burdens were not significant in the case of old cows. Eleven adult worms from the slaughterhouses of Jijel and three neighbouring departments (Constantine, El Tarf and Setif) were analysed using molecular markers for species identification. Two different species, Calicophoron daubneyi and C. microbothrium, were found. The presence of these two paramphistomids raises the question of their respective frequency in the definitive host and local intermediate hosts.
AB - Slaughterhouse samples were analysed over a two-year period (September 2010-August 2012) in Jijel (northeastern Algeria) in order to determine seasonal variations in the prevalence and intensity of bovine paramphistomosis in a Mediterranean climate and identify paramphistome species using molecular biology. In spring and summer, significantly higher prevalences and lower parasite burdens were noted in bull calves, thus indicating an effect of season on these parameters. In contrast, the differences among seasonal prevalences or among seasonal parasite burdens were not significant in the case of old cows. Eleven adult worms from the slaughterhouses of Jijel and three neighbouring departments (Constantine, El Tarf and Setif) were analysed using molecular markers for species identification. Two different species, Calicophoron daubneyi and C. microbothrium, were found. The presence of these two paramphistomids raises the question of their respective frequency in the definitive host and local intermediate hosts.
KW - Algeria
KW - C. microbothrium
KW - Calicophoron daubneyi
KW - Cattle
KW - Intensity of infection
KW - Molecular identification
KW - Paramphistomosis
KW - Prevalence
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84930004389
U2 - 10.1051/parasite/2014041
DO - 10.1051/parasite/2014041
M3 - Article
C2 - 25279553
AN - SCOPUS:84930004389
SN - 1252-607X
VL - 21
JO - Parasite
JF - Parasite
M1 - 2014041
ER -
