Detection of Schistosoma spindale ova and associated risk factors among Malaysian cattle through coprological survey
[Abstract] The present study was conducted to determine the occurrence of Schistosoma spindale ova and its associated risk factors in Malaysian cattle through a coprological survey. A total of 266 rectal fecal samples were collected from six farms in Peninsular Malaysia. The overall infection rate o...
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Published in | The Japanese Journal of Veterinary Research Vol. 63; no. 2; pp. 63 - 71 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | Japanese English |
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Japan
Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine Hokkaido University
01.05.2015
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Summary: | [Abstract] The present study was conducted to determine the occurrence of Schistosoma spindale ova and its associated risk factors in Malaysian cattle through a coprological survey. A total of 266 rectal fecal samples were collected from six farms in Peninsular Malaysia. The overall infection rate of S. spindale was 6% (16 of 266). Schistosoma spindale infection was observed in two farms, with a prevalence of 5.4% and 51.9%, respectively. This trematode was more likely to co-occur with other gastro-intestinal parasites (i.e., Dicrocoelium spp., Paramphistomum spp., strongyle, Eimeria spp. and Entamoeba spp.). Chi-square analysis revealed that female cattle are less likely to get S.spindale infection as compared to male cattle (OR=0.3; 95% CI=0.08-1.06; p<0.05), and cattle weighing lower than 200 kg, were significantly at higher risk than those higher than 200 kg (OR=5; 95% CI=1.07-24.79; p<0.05) to the infection. Multivariate analysis confirmed that among the cattle in Malaysia, the age (cattle with two year old and higher: OR=21; 95% CI=2.48-179.44; p<0.05) and weight (weighing 200 kg and lower: OR=17; 95% CI=3.38-87.19; p<0.05) were risk factors for S.spindale infection among Malaysian cattle. |
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ISSN: | 0047-1917 |
DOI: | 10.14943/jjvr.63.2.63 |