Co-infection of fasciolosis and hydatidosis and their financial loss in cattle slaughtered at Wolaita Sodo municipal abattoir, southern Ethiopia

Abstract

Fasciolosis and hydatidosis are the world’s most common zoonotic major parasitic ailments of domesticated animals with financial and public health implications. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 384 randomly selected cattle slaughtered at Wolaita Sodo municipal abattoir to estimate the prevalence and associated risk factors for co-infection of hydatidosis and fasciolosis using the ante- and postmortem examination techniques. Of the 384 examined cattle, 4.17% were found to harbor co-infections of hydatidosis and fasciolosis. Similarly, the prevalence of concurrent fasciolosis and hydatidosis infections was 76.56% and 23.44% in local and crossbred animals, respectively. The current study took into account risk factors such as age, breed, origin, and body condition score; however, there is a statistically insignificant association between the risk factors and the prevalence of concurrent fasciolosis and hydatidosis infection. In this study, overall fasciolosis was recorded at a rate of 9.38%, with the highest prevalence of F. hepatica at 8.59%, followed by unidentified flukes at 4.17% and F. gigantica at 0.78%. Likewise, the single prevalence of hydatidosis was recorded at 10.94%. Of the 142 examined cysts, the liver alone harbors 54 cysts, and the lung alone harbors 88 cysts, with a total of 43 calcified, 21 sterile, 56 viable, 9 nonviable, and 13 mixed cysts. The predicted yearly financial loss from organ condemnation was 15,436,142.00 ETB Birr. This study demonstrated that hydatidosis and fasciolosis are two relatively widespread parasite diseases of cattle in Ethiopia, causing significant economic loss attributable to organ rejection and indirect weight loss. Thus, awareness of the impact of the disease on the community could disrupt the parasite’s life cycle, and its economic significance was forwarded to other points.

Prevalence and associated economic losses of bovine fasciolosis from postmortem inspection in municipal abattoirs in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

“… 6 ( Zewde et al, 2019 ) SNNPR Wolaita Soddo municipal abattoir CS Systematic random 247 50 20.24 (15.3–26.5) 1505, 856 ETB (43, 024.458 USD) 5 ( Bekele, 2019 ) Oromia Lalo municipal abattoir CS Systematic random 412 120 29.13 (24.1–35.3) 92, 851.86 ETB (3438.95 USD) 6 ( Kassie & Ali, 2019 ) Amhara Gondar ELFORA abattoir CS systematic random 384 90 23.4 (18.4–29.5) 1919,640 ETB (65,922 USD). 6 ( Mequaninit & Mengesha, 2021 ) Amhara Kombolcha industrial abattoir CS & RS Simple random 409 143 35 (30.0–41.0) 72,360 ETB (3206,995.2 USD) 6 ( Fesseha & Asefa, 2022 ) SNNPR Wolaita Sodo municipal abattoir CS Systematic random 384 52 13.54 (8.5–20.1) 242,990 ETB (4944.03 USD) 6 ( Japaro, 2023 ) SNNPR Gesuba municipal abattoir and district municipal abattoirs of Kawo koyisha (Lasho) and Bayira koyisha (Baliko sagno) CS Simple random 400 58 14.5 (9.5–20.7) 5614,657.68 ETB (80,209.40 USD) 6 ( Mathewos et al, 2023 ) SNNPR Tarcha municipal abattoir CS Simple random 384 115 29.94 (24.9–36.1) 2227,536 2, ETB (47,945.24 USD) 6 …”

Cattle Hydatidosis occurrence, cyst characterization and associated risk factors at Wolaita Soddo Municipality Abattoir, Southern Ethiopia

“…After the egg has been consumed by the intermediate hosts, the oncosphere penetrates the wall of the small intestine and travels to various internal organs (7). Finally, infected animals and humans develop hydatid cysts in their lungs, livers or other organs (9). Man is an accidental ingestion of onchospheres from contaminated food, water and environments, whereas the dog is the commonest nal host E.granulosus, which becomes infected by ingestion of infected offal (10).…”

“…The incidence of this disease ranged from 13.7 to 72.4% in cattle slaughtered at Dire Dawa, Gonder, Adama, and Asella (19)(20)(21). Hydatidosis is the major cause of organ condemnation resulting in a huge economic loss in various parts of Ethiopia (1,5,9,15,22,23). This demonstrates its critical importance, and the presence of this disease necessitates additional investigation in the country speci cally in the study site.…”