Khan Aisha, Ahmed Haroon, Simsek Sami, Afzal Muhammad Sohail, Cao Jianping
Department of Biosciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology, MOH, Shanghai, China.
Front Public Health. 2020 Jan 29;7:412. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2019.00412. eCollection 2019.
Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a global zoonotic parasitic disease caused by the larval stage of and it has been reported from both livestock and humans in Pakistan. The definitive host of is the dog, and the large number of stray dogs in Pakistan contributes to the spread of CE. However, there is little information between stray dogs and CE relation in the country. During the study, total 123 butcher's shops and abattoirs were included for collection of data relating to the hydatid cyst prevalence in slaughtered animals (sheep, goat, cattle, and buffaloes). The number of animals slaughtered in each butcher's shop during sampling period was also recorded, and the association of the shop environment with dogs was inspected. Data was collected for CE from 123 butcher's shops in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan. The slaughtering rate the in the butcher's shops was 2-10 animals/day including sheep/goat/cattle and buffaloes. The overall prevalence of CE in all examined animals was 2.77%. In buffaloes the higher prevalence was recorded as compared to other hosts. The findings showed that lung and liver were most affected organs and majority (59%) of the cysts were fertile in infected animals. The presence of a large number of stray dogs were an important factor in the spread of CE. They were rarely vaccinated, have easy access to infected offal at slaughtering site and had insufficient or inappropriate anthelmintic treatment. The most pressing need is to raise public awareness of this huge problem by considering CE a major ailment and promoting the collection and mapping of epidemiological data. Efficient CE control is required, especially treating dogs with antiparasitic drugs, for which government support and affiliation with the veterinary sector is essential.
囊型包虫病（CE）是一种由[某种寄生虫]幼虫阶段引起的全球性人畜共患寄生虫病，在巴基斯坦的家畜和人类中均有报道。[该寄生虫]的终末宿主是狗，巴基斯坦大量的流浪狗促使了囊型包虫病的传播。然而，该国关于流浪狗与囊型包虫病关系的信息很少。在研究过程中，共纳入了123家肉铺和屠宰场，以收集与屠宰动物（绵羊、山羊、牛和水牛）中包虫囊肿患病率相关的数据。还记录了采样期间每个肉铺屠宰的动物数量，并检查了店铺环境与狗的关联。从巴基斯坦拉瓦尔品第和伊斯兰堡的123家肉铺收集了囊型包虫病的数据。肉铺的屠宰率为每天2 - 10只动物，包括绵羊/山羊/牛和水牛。所有检查动物中囊型包虫病的总体患病率为2.77%。与其他宿主相比，水牛的患病率更高。研究结果表明，肺和肝是受影响最严重的器官，在感染动物中，大多数（59%）囊肿是有生殖力的。大量流浪狗的存在是囊型包虫病传播的一个重要因素。它们很少接种疫苗，很容易在屠宰场接触到受感染的内脏，并且驱虫治疗不足或不当。最迫切的需求是通过将囊型包虫病视为一种主要疾病并促进流行病学数据的收集和绘制，提高公众对这一重大问题的认识。需要有效地控制囊型包虫病，特别是用抗寄生虫药物治疗狗，为此政府的支持以及与兽医部门的合作至关重要。
