Kamaruddin Naim Che, Razali Muhammad Ali Imran, Busayo Ibitoye Emmanuel, Hamzah Noor Hazfalinda, Idris Lokman Hakim, Md Isa Nur Mahiza
Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang Selangor, Malaysia.
Department of Theriogenology and Animal Production, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Nigeria.
J Parasitol Res. 2021 Apr 16;2021:6691483. doi: 10.1155/2021/6691483. eCollection 2021.
Ruminant fascioliasis is a neglected yet important tropical zoonotic disease that affects both the livestock and humans. The disease has a worldwide distribution, and Malaysia is one of the countries that face problems related to this parasite. These retrospective studies were conducted in Makmal Diagnosa Veterinar Kota Kinabalu (MDVKK) and Sabah Meat Technology Centre (SMTC), Kinarut over a period of eleven years (2008-2018). For MDVKK, the overall occurrence of fascioliasis was 24.9%. Out of 769 cattle's and buffaloes' faecal samples submitted, spp ova were detected in 189 of the samples. A total of 2297 cattle, buffaloes, and goats were slaughtered at SMTC over that period, and 21 livers were condemned due to fascioliasis, giving the total occurrence of 0.91%. This investigation provides information on the occurrence of ruminant fascioliasis in Sabah, East Malaysia. The results from this study highlight the alarming incidence of fascioliasis and the urgent need for action to control this neglected tropical disease in East Malaysia.
反刍动物片形吸虫病是一种被忽视但很重要的热带人畜共患病,影响家畜和人类。该病在全球范围内分布,马来西亚是面临与这种寄生虫相关问题的国家之一。这些回顾性研究在哥打基纳巴卢兽医诊断实验室(MDVKK)和基纳鲁特的沙巴肉类技术中心(SMTC)进行,为期十一年(2008 - 2018年)。对于MDVKK,片形吸虫病的总体发生率为24.9%。在提交的769份牛和水牛粪便样本中,189份样本检测到片形吸虫卵。在此期间,SMTC共屠宰了2297头牛、水牛和山羊,21个肝脏因片形吸虫病被判定不合格,总发生率为0.91%。这项调查提供了马来西亚东部沙巴反刍动物片形吸虫病发生情况的信息。本研究结果凸显了片形吸虫病惊人的发病率,以及在马来西亚东部采取行动控制这种被忽视的热带疾病的迫切需求。