Iranian Journal Of Health Sciences
علوم بهداشتی ایران
Iran J Health Sci
Medical Sciences
http://jhs.mazums.ac.ir
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The Prevalence of Fascioliasisin Slaughtered Animals of the Industrial Slaughterhouse of Arak, Iran
بهداشت
Health
پژوهشي
Original Article
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Background and purpose</strong>: Fascioliasis is one of the zoonotic diseases in the world that has public health and economic perspectives. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of Fascioliasis in slaughtered cattle in the industrial slaughterhouse of Arak, Iran (2007-2010).<br>
<strong>Materials and Methods:</strong> This study sample was consisted of 648994 head of cattle including 292797 sheep, 81012 cows, and 275185 goats that were studied using a macroscopic method. Data analysis was performed by chi-square test and SAS software.<br>
<strong>Results</strong>: The prevalence frequency of Fascioliasis in all slaughtered cattle was 7657 head that the most infected of animals was belong to sheep by 3280 head infection, and afterward 3037 and 1340 head of goats and cows were infected, respectively. There is a significant difference between seasons in each year (P < 0.05).<br>
<strong>Conclusion: </strong>Although the prevalence of Fascioliasis infection is relatively low, but imposing economic losses due to the deleting of infested organs of animals and decrease in livestock products, indicates the existence of conditions for health risks for residents which requires more inclusive and comprehensive sanitary and control measures due to this parasite’s life cycle and transmission.</p>
Arak (Iran), Zoonotic Disease, Fascioliasis, Meat Safety
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http://jhs.mazums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-358-4&slc_lang=en&sid=1
Mehran
Sayadi
10031947532846004941
10031947532846004941
No
Department of Food Safety and Hygiene, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Mohammad
Rezaei
10031947532846004942
10031947532846004942
No
Department of Food Safety and Hygiene, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Mahdi
Jahanbakhsh
10031947532846004943
10031947532846004943
No
Department of Food Safety and Hygiene, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Mostafa
Gholamrezaei
10031947532846004944
10031947532846004944
No
Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Issa
Mohammad-Pourfard
isamohammadpour@yahoo.com
10031947532846004945
10031947532846004945
Yes
Department of Food Safety and Hygiene, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Mohammad
Yahyaei
10031947532846004946
10031947532846004946
No
Department of Life Science Engineering, School of New Sciences and Technologies, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Reyhaneh
Esmaeili
10031947532846004947
10031947532846004947
No
Department of Microbiology, Saveh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Saveh, Iran