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Cryptosporidium infection in non-human hosts in Malawi
2009
Banda, Z.(University of Malawi Department of Environmental Health) | Nichols, Rosely A.B.(Stobhill Hospital Scottish Parasite Diagnostic Laboratory) | Grimason, A.M.(Stobhill Hospital Scottish Parasite Diagnostic Laboratory ,Department of Civil Engineering) | Smith, H.V.(Stobhill Hospital Scottish Parasite Diagnostic Laboratory)
Traditional remedies used for the treatment of cattle wounds and myiasis in Amatola Basin, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
2009
Soyelu, O.T.(University of Fort Hare Faculty of Science and Agriculture Department of Animal Science) | Masika, P.J.(University of Fort Hare Agricultural and Rural Development Research Institute)
A questionnaire survey was carried out to document traditional remedies used in the treatment of cattle wounds and myiasis in Amatola Basin. Eighty-three cattle farmers from nine villages were interviewed. The majority of respondents (67.9 %) use traditional remedies for treatment of these conditions. However, 25.9 % of them use a combination of traditional remedies with conventional medicines. The survey revealed that 13 medicinal plants belonging to 11 families were used. Aloe ferox, Prunus persica and Phytolacca heptandra were, however, the most commonly used. Leaves are the most frequently used plant part, often prepared as an infusion. Other non-plant remedies used include disinfectants, antiseptics as well as diesel and petrol. Manual removal of maggots from wounds was also practise and treatment is usually continued until the wound heals.
Show more [+] Less [-]The comparative prevalence of five ixodid tick species infesting cattle and goats in Maputo Province, Mozambique
2009
De Matos, C.(Instituto de Investigação Agrária de Mozambique ,University of Pretoria Faculty of Veterinary Science Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases) | Sitoe, C.(Instituto de Investigação Agrária de Mozambique) | Neves, L.(Universidade Eduardo Mondlane Faculdade de Veterinária) | Nöthling, J.O.(University of Pretoria Faculty of Veterinary Science Department of Production Animal Studies) | Horak, I.G.(University of Pretoria Faculty of Veterinary Science Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases,University of the Free State Department of Zoology and Entomology)
Species composition and geographic distribution of ticks infesting cattle, goats and dogs in a temperate and in a subtropical region of south-east Africa
2009
Horak, I.G.(University of Pretoria Faculty of Veterinary Science Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases,University of the Free State Department of Zoology and Entomology) | Nyangiwe, N.(Döhne Agricultural Development Institute ,University of Pretoria Faculty of Veterinary Science Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases) | De Matos, C.(Instituto de Investigação Agrária de Mozambique ,University of Pretoria Faculty of Veterinary Science Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases) | Neves, L.(Universidade Eduardo Mondlane Faculdade de Veterinária)
The species and distribution of ticks infesting cattle, goats and dogs in the eastern region of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa and Maputo Province, Mozambique were determined from collections made from these animals at 72 localities in the former region and 30 in the latter. Eleven ixodid and one argasid species were recovered in the Eastern Cape Province and 15 ixodid species in Maputo Province. The most common ticks infesting cattle and goats in both provinces were Amblyomma hebraeum, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi. The dominant species on dogs were Haemaphysalis elliptica and Rhipicephalus simus. The geographic distributions of the major species and some of the minor species in both regions were plotted. The partial or complete displacement of the indigenous tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) decoloratus by the introduced species R. (B.) microplus was a major feature of both surveys.
Show more [+] Less [-]Prevalence of bovine cysticercosis and hydatidosis in Jimma municipal abattoir, South West Ethiopia
2009
Tolosa, T.(Jimma University College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine School of Veterinary Medicine) | Tigre, W.(Jimma University College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine School of Veterinary Medicine) | Teka, G.(Jimma University College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine School of Veterinary Medicine) | Dorny, P.(Ghent University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Laboratory of Parasitology,Institute of Tropical Medicine Department of Animal Health)
A cross-sectional study to determine the prevalence of bovine cysticercosis and hydatidosis was conducted from October 2007 to March 2008 in cattle slaughtered at the Jimma municipal abattoir. Cyst distribution and viability of bovine cysticercosis and hydatidosis were also determined. A total of 512 carcasses were inspected of which 15 (2.93%) and 161 (31.44%) were infected with Taenia saginata metacestodes and hydatid cysts, respectively. From a total of 109 cysticerci collected from infected carcasses, 47 (43.12 %) were viable. The anatomical distribution of the cysticerci was, shoulder muscle (39.5°%), heart (33.9 %), neck muscle (13.8°%), tongue (10.1°%), masseter muscles (1.8°%) and diaphragm (0.9°%). Of the 1171 hydatid cysts collected 223 (19.0°%) were fertile, 505 (43.1 °%) sterile, 49 (29.8 °%) calcified and 94 (8.0 °%) contained pus. A greater proportion of fertile cysts were found in the lungs than in other organs. It was concluded that these zoonotic cestodes deserve due attention to safeguard public health, and that further studies are needed on genotyping, epidemiology and public health importance of Echinococcus granulosus in the study area.
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