Fasciolosis prevalence, risk factors and economic losses due to bovine liver condemnation in abattoirs in Mexico

Utrera-Quintana, Fernando; Covarrubias-Balderas, Armando; Olmedo-Juárez, Agustín; Cruz-Aviña, Juan Ricardo; Córdova-Izquierdo, Alejandro; Pérez-Mendoza, Noemi; Villa-Mancera, Abel

doi:10.1016/j.micpath.2022.105851

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“…These findings were consistent with data reported by Sanchís et al [30], Petersson et al [31], Pinilla et al [34], Chaouadi et al [37], Pinilla et al [35], and Pinilla et al [14], who found the highest seroprevalence in cattle aged >1 year, indicating that the animals of this age group have a higher risk of contracting the parasitic infection, which may occur due to a longer exposure time to the infection and because the life cycle of this parasite requires between 2 and 3 months for the development of the larvae [11,34,40]. However, we found no statistically significant association between age groups and the presence of fasciolosis (p ≥ 0.05), which is in contrast to the findings of Chaouadi et al [37], Pinilla et al [35], and Utrera-Quintana et al [8], who did establish this relationship. Moreover, Utrera-Quintana et al [8] mentioned that cattle age was the variable most strongly associated with Fasciola spp.…”

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“…However, Ortiz-Pineda et al [13] reported that male animals showed greater seroprevalence, consistent with data found in Chiquinquirá. Furthermore, a statistically significant association was found between the sex of the cattle and the presence of antibodies against fasciolosis in Ubaté, which is in agreement with data reported by Chaouadi et al [37], Pinilla et al [14], and Utrera-Quintana et al [8], where female animals presented a higher risk of parasitic infection, establishing the female sex as a risk factor for the disease. This result could be attributed to stress conditions caused by parturition, lactation, and weaning of offspring, characteristic situations in adult females that cause immunosuppression and increase the rate of parasitic infection [14,38,39].…”

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“…Available at www.veterinaryworld.org/Vol.16/June-2023/16.pdf to exceed US$3 billion per year, which has been associated with detrimental impacts on milk production and quality as well as reduced fertility [7]. According to Utrera-Quintana et al [8], the annual loss caused by the seizure of livers in Mexico was US$7502; the overall production losses were approximately 0.51-1.00 kg of milk per parasitized cow per day, with estimated annual costs of lost milk production per farm ranging from US$ 2218.39 to US$ 6424.51, followed by the costs of anthelmintic treatment for young cattle (US$ 67.68) and adult cows (US$ 209.47) [9]. In Colombia, the existence of endemic zones of Fasciola spp.…”

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Seroprevalence and risk factors of bovine fasciolosis in the municipalities of Colombia

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Background and Aim: Bovine fasciolosis is a reemerging neglected disease with a worldwide distribution caused by the trematode Fasciola spp., which parasitize various hosts. Bovine fasciolosis is responsible for large economic losses in the bovine livestock sector. This study aimed to estimate the seroprevalence and risk factors of bovine fasciolosis in the municipalities of Colombia. Materials and Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study with simple random sampling conducted on 1140 cattle from the municipalities of Chiquinquir´, San Miguel de Sema, and Ubaté for a duration of 3 months. Serum samples were processed using the commercial Fasciola hepatica Antibody Test Kit IDEXX® Fasciolosis Verification (IDEXX, United States), which identified immunoglobulin G antibodies for gf2 antigen purified from Fasciola extracts. The f2 antigen is extremely immunogenic and highly specific for F. hepatica. An epidemiological survey was performed to record variables related to the sampled animals and herd management practices. Data were processed using the statistical program Epi Info® (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Atlanta, Georgia). The prevalence ratio was estimated to evaluate the association between fasciolosis and the hypothesized causal factors and the significance of this association using Pearson’s Chi-square test. Finally, a logistic regression model was developed. Results: The overall seroprevalence was 72.3%. The seroprevalence was 83.9% (323/385) in Chiquinquirá, 68.17% (257/377) in Ubaté, and 64.55% (244/378) in San Miguel de Sema. The seroprevalence was higher in male animals in Chiquinquirá and in female animals in San Miguel de Sema and Ubaté. Similarly, sex showed a statistically significant association with disease prevalence in Ubaté. The highest prevalence was found in cattle aged >2 years. The Holstein breed showed maximum seroprevalence in Chiquinquirá (p ≤ 0.05) and San Miguel de Sema, whereas crossbreed showed higher seroprevalence in Ubaté. Similarly, in Chiquinquirá, the association between the seroprevalence of fasciolosis and the presence of other species was statistically significant (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.9601–3.4944; p = 0.0448). In Ubaté, the disease presentation was also associated with pasture rental (95% CI: 0.4047–1.0023; p = 0.003) and attendance to livestock expositions (95% CI: 0.2313–1.0636; p = 0.044). However, in San Miguel de Sema, water from the stream showed a statistically significant association with disease presentation (95% CI: 0.5209–1.0985; p = 0.00649785). Female sex and diarrhea occurrence were considered risk factors for fasciolosis. Conclusion: A high seroprevalence of antibodies to Fasciola spp. was detected in cattle in the study municipalities, indicating a high parasite distribution in these areas. Female sex and diarrhea were established as risk factors associated with fasciolosis in Ubaté and San Miguel de Sema, respectively. Further, research is necessary to establish prevention and control programs against parasitosis. Keywords: bovine, fasciolosis, risk factors, seroprevalence.

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Seroprevalence and risk factors of bovine fasciolosis in the municipalities of Colombia

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“…it is distributed worldwide and causes fascioliasis. This disease has social and economic importance (Vara-Del Río et al, 2007;Utrera-Quintana et al, 2022), affecting bovines, sheep (Reigate et al, 2021), goats (Pérez-Creo et al, 2016) and humans who are the definitive hosts of this parasitosis (Beesley et al, 2018). The adult stage of the parasite is located in the bile ducts of herbivorous mammals and to complete its biological cycle it requires snails of the genus Lymnaea as intermediate hosts (Alba et al, 2023).…”

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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Bovine Fascioliasis in Northeastern Peru

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American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences

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Bovine fascioliasis in Peru is highly prevalent in almost all regions; however, there are few studies about its prevalence in the region of Amazonas. This research aimed to determine the prevalence and risk factors associated with fascioliasis from four livestock basins in the Amazonas region. A total of 941 bovine feces samples were analyzed and a prevalence of 52% was found. The highest prevalence was registered in females (53.9%), crossbred (58.6%), and producers with less than 50 animals (54.40%). The highest risk factor was for Brown Swiss (2.1), crossbreeds (2.4), heifer (4.1), females (1.4), and bovine that drinks water from streams (2.5) and waterhole (2.4). With the principal component analysis, 5 groups were identified, where the first explains that the area of the farm and the number of animals are related to the prevalence of fascioliasis. Group five indicated a relationship between the drinking water source and the breeds with the highest prevalence of fascioliasis. The results show that there are high prevalence and risk factors that affect livestock productivity and welfare. For this reason, there is a need to improve veterinary and animal health support, as well as training in livestock management, providing adequate sources of nutrition, and improving drug administration.

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“…Special attention should be given to this disease because, in recent years, there has been an increase in the number of cases in humans [18]. Furthermore, several countries reported cases of fasciolosis, such as Australia [19], Brazil [20], Colombia [21], Egypt [22], Ethiopia [23], Germany [24], Indonesia [25], Iran [12], Mexico [26], Nigeria [27], Papua New Guinea [28], Peru [29], Poland [30], Saudi Arabia [31], Ukraine [32], and Zimbabwe [33]. The disease is estimated to cause 90,041 disability adjusted life years [34].…”

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Artemisia vulgaris anthelmintic activities to ova and adult stages of Fasciola gigantica in vitro

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Background and Aim: Fasciolosis due to Fasciola gigantica is endemic to tropical countries and Fasciola hepatica in temperate climates, highly detrimental to livestock and known as foodborne zoonotic diseases. The strategic control of the disease is mainly the use of chemical anthelmintic. This study aimed to evaluate the anthelmintic properties of Artemisia vulgaris extract on the ova and adult stages of F. gigantica. Materials and Methods: Samples were collected from the Ampel Abbatoir, Boyolali District, Central Java, Indonesia. The ova from 20-gallbladders of cattle which were naturally infected with F. gigantica and 270 living F. gigantica worms were used in this study. The ovicidal assay was performed by incubating the ova with A. vulgaris in different concentrations, that is, 5%, 2.5%, and 1.25% for 5, 9, 11, 14, and 16 days. The efficacies were evaluated by quantification of ova degeneration during developmental stages in different time points and egg-hatch assay. The flukicidal effects were observed by mortality assay in 5, 10, 20, 40, 80, 160, 320, and 640 min incubations followed by scanning electron microscopy for surface morphology and histology of the fluke’s transversal sections. Results: The concentration of 5% A. vulgaris showed the strongest ovicidal activities. The percentage of hatching ova on day 16 at concentrations of 5%, 2.5%, and 1.25% were 3.33%, 6.67%, and 16.67%. These ova hatch assay showed a significant reduction (p < 0.001) compared to untreated control. The flukicidal effect was significant (p < 0.001) at a concentration of 20%, with a mortality rate reaching 66.67% in the 40 min of incubation time. The surface properties of the adult worms, including the spine, tegument, acetabulum, intestine, and vitelline follicles, were disintegrated. Conclusion: The results showed that A. vulgaris has the potential ovicidal and flukicidal properties to F. gigantica. The active compounds remained necessary to be elucidated further and its modes of action would be interesting to be predicted by molecular docking modeling. Keywords: anthelmintic, Artemisia vulgaris, Fasciola gigantica, flukicidal, ovicidal.

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Fasciolosis prevalence, risk factors and economic losses due to bovine liver condemnation in abattoirs in Mexico

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Seroprevalence and risk factors of bovine fasciolosis in the municipalities of Colombia

Seroprevalence and risk factors of bovine fasciolosis in the municipalities of Colombia

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Bovine Fascioliasis in Northeastern Peru

Artemisia vulgaris anthelmintic activities to ova and adult stages of Fasciola gigantica in vitro

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