Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in one-humped camels (Camelus dromedarius) of Thal and Cholistan deserts, Punjab, Pakistan

Fatima, Tabassam; Mehnaz, Saba; Wang, Min; Yang, Jichao; Sajid, Muhammad Sohail; Shen, Bang; Jun, Zhao

doi:10.1007/s00436-018-6124-z

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“…Parasitic disease is a disease that seriously endangers the development of the camel industry (18,20,22,24) and that not only impedes the growth and development of camels (14,17,19), but is also one of the important reasons for the peak in camel deaths in the spring, resulting in great economic losses (15,16,21). What is more, many zoonotic parasites (1,9,10,12,13,28) could contaminate camel milk (18) and meat, posing potential threats to food safety and the health of the majority of herders (9,21,22). The documents on camel parasitic diseases in Iran showed that 48 helminth species were detected in the digestive system (21).…”

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“…Gastrointestinal parasites are one of the most common pathogens, and can not only lead to nutritional and immune inadequacy as well as stunted growth and delayed development (4)(5)(6)(7)(8)23), but also have adverse effects on the quality of camel meat and milk (18,21). These consequences of parasitical infection are potential threats to food safety and the health of the majority of herders (1,9,12,13,27,28). In recent years, with the rapid development of the Chinese camel breeding industry in the Tianshan Mountains pastoral area, the number of animals has reached more than 40,000.…”

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“…These consequences of parasitical infection are potential threats to food safety and the health of the majority of herders (1,9,12,13,27,28). In recent years, with the rapid development of the Chinese camel breeding industry in the Tianshan Mountains pastoral area, the number of animals has reached more than 40,000.…”

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Occurrence of gastrointestinal parasites in camels in the Tianshan Mountains pastoral area in China

Zhang

Wang

et al. 2020

Journal of Veterinary Research

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IntroductionGastrointestinal parasites are some of the most common pathogens which are seriously harmful to the camel’s health. The infection status of gastrointestinal parasites in camels (Camelus bactrianus) in the Tianshan Mountains pastoral area in China is still unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the species and infection intensity of gastrointestinal tract parasites in local camels.Material and MethodsA total of 362 fresh faecal samples were collected and examined for parasite eggs using the saturated saline floating and natural sedimentation method. The parasite eggs were subjected to morphological and molecular examination and identification, and the infection rate and mean intensity of the parasites were analysed.ResultsA total of 15 gastrointestinal tract parasite species’ eggs were identified, with a detection rate of 100%. Ostertagia spp. (100%) and Trichostrongylus spp. (98.1%) were dominant. Camels were often coinfected by 5–14 species. The average number of eggs per gram of faeces was higher for Ostertagia spp. (298), Haemonchus contortus (176) and Nematodirus spp. (138). The number of species of parasites infecting young camels was significantly lower than that of adult camels, but the infection intensity in young camels was significantly higher.ConclusionGastrointestinal parasites were highly prevalent in camels from the Tianshan Mountains pastoral area in China. This finding provides important epidemiological data for the prevention and control of associated infections in camels.

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Occurrence of gastrointestinal parasites in camels in the Tianshan Mountains pastoral area in China

Zhang

Wang

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Journal of Veterinary Research

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“…Studies stated that camels themselves can shed T. gondii into their milk and can be easily transferred to humans. Therefore, drinking raw milk and eating undercooked meat could be risk factors that had strongest influence in pressure of infection with T. gondii (Cook et [17,13,31,3] . Bearing in mind that Butana is semi-arid region, the high prevalence scored in the present study was expected.…”

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“…milk and meat), camels play a central role in the livelihood of pastoralists by determining the owners' wealth and social status (FAO, 2002) [12] . However, camels suffer from various common parasitic diseases that have public health and economic importance including toxoplasmosis (Parsani et al, 2008;Tabassam et al, 2019; Alireza et al, 2019) [25,31,3] . Toxoplasmosis is a widespread zoonotic parasitic disease worldwide (Zemene et al, (2012) [36] ; Gebremedhin et al, (2013) [14] ; Walle et al, (2013) [34] ; Utuk et al, 2012 [33] ; Dehkordi et al, 2013) [7] .…”

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Seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis among one-hampered camels (Camelus dromedarius) in AL Butana plain, Sudan

Mohammed¹,

Mohamed²,

Bala³

et al. 2021

Int. J. Vet. Sci. Anim. Husbandry

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Sudan is the second largest camel populated country in the world. Samples were collected at Great Butana (part of five states) from four sites: two camel markets: Tamboul and Wadnimir (Gezira state) and two Small-scale livestock production (semi-intensive management): Showak (Gadarif state), Girba (Kasala state). Six hundred camels of different breed, gender and age were examined during the three seasons to determine the prevalence of toxoplasmosis. Hematological method by latex agglutination test was used to examine the venous blood samples. The overall prevalence [180 infected animals (30%)] was higher in the two camels' market additionally, high prevalence was reported in old animals group. Seasonality has no significant variation however, higher prevalence incidence was in autumn. Gender's effect reported high prevalence in females than males. It could be concluded that such results can aid in updating such disease epidemiology. However, further studies are required for better and continual evaluation of such disease occurrence and management.

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Serological survey of Toxoplasma gondii infection in the one‐humped camels (Camelus dromedarius) in the south of Iran

Yektaseresht,

Ghane,

Atashbar

et al. 2023

Veterinary Medicine & Sci

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BackgroundToxoplasmosis, an important zoonotic disease, is caused by Toxoplasma gondii. Camels are one of several host species for T. gondii parasites and play an important role in the transmission of T. gondii to humans.ObjectivesThe present study aimed to describe the seroprevalence of T. gondii in dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius) from three provinces (Fars, Bushehr and Hormozgan), southern Iran first for this host.MethodsA total of 180 serum samples were analysed for the presence of anti‐Toxoplasma IgG antibodies using the enzyme‐linked immune‐sorbent assay.ResultsOur results showed an overall seroprevalence of T. gondii in 15% of animals. Antibodies to T. gondii were found in sera of 27 of 180 dromedary camels from Fars, Bushehr and Hormozgan provinces, southern Iran. Age or the gender of the camel did not significantly affect the seroprevalence (p > 0.05). There was no significant association between herd‐level seroprevalence of T. gondii infection and abortion history, province location residence, history of animal keeping and history of contact with other animals (p > 0.05).ConclusionsThe results of this study showed the presence of T. gondii antibodies among camels in Southern Iran, which could be a public health concern. According to the prevalence of T. gondii infection in camel, the implementation of control measures to reduce infection in both definitive and intermediate hosts is needed.

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Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in one-humped camels (Camelus dromedarius) of Thal and Cholistan deserts, Punjab, Pakistan

Cited by 13 publications

References 29 publications

Occurrence of gastrointestinal parasites in camels in the Tianshan Mountains pastoral area in China

Occurrence of gastrointestinal parasites in camels in the Tianshan Mountains pastoral area in China

Seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis among one-hampered camels (Camelus dromedarius) in AL Butana plain, Sudan

Serological survey of Toxoplasma gondii infection in the one‐humped camels (Camelus dromedarius) in the south of Iran

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