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Parasite
Volume 19, Number 1, February 2012
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Page(s) | 71 - 75 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2012191071 | |
Published online | 15 February 2012 |
Research note
Prevalence of Cryptosporidium-like infection in one-humped camels (Camelus dromedarius) of northwestern Iran
Prévalence de l’infection à Cryptosporidium chez le dromadaire (Camelus dromedarius) au nord-ouest de l’Iran
1
Department of Pathobiology, Parasitology Division, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Nazlu campus, Urmia University, Urmia city, West Azerbaijan province, PO BOX 57153-1177, Iran
2
Laboratory technitioner in Miandoab, Iran
* Correspondence: Mohammad Yakhchali. Tel.: 98 441 914 446 39 59. E-mail: m.yakhchali@urmia.ac.ir
Received:
1
July
2011
Accepted:
30
September
2011
Cryptosporidium is a ubiquitous enteropathogen protozoan infection affecting livestock worldwide. The present study was carried out to determine the prevalence of Cryptosporidium infection in different age groups of dromedary camels in northwestern Iran from November 2009 to July 2010. A total number of 170 fecal samples were collected and examined using modified Ziehl-Neelsen (MZN) staining under light microscope. Examination of stained fecal smears revealed that 17 camels (10%) were positive for Cryptosporidium-like. The prevalence of Cryptosporidium-like was significantly higher in camel calves (< 1 years old) (20%) than other age groups, in which the diarrhoeic calves had the prevalence of 16%. In adult camels the prevalence was 6.5%. There was no significant difference in the prevalence of Cryptosporidium-like between male and female camels. It is concluded that Cryptosporidium infection is a problem in camel husbandry and could be of public health concern in the region.
Résumé
Les Cryptosporidium sont des protozoaires entéropathogène qui infectent le bétail partout dans le monde. L’étude avait pour objectif de déterminer la prévalence de l’infection à Cryptosporidium chez des dromadaires de différents groupes d’âge au nord-ouest de l’Iran, de novembre 2009 à juillet 2010. Au total, 170 échantillons de fèces ont été collectés et examinés en microscopie optique après coloration de Ziehl-Neelsen modifiée (MZN). L’examen a montré que 17 dromadaires (10 %) étaient porteurs de Cryptosporidium. Chez les jeunes de moins d’un an, la prévalence (20 %) était significativement plus élevée que celle des autres groupes d’âge. La prévalence la plus élevée (16 %) a été observée chez les jeunes atteints de diarrhée, et la moins élevée (6,5 %) chez les adultes non diarrhéiques. Il n’a pas été observé de différence significative de prévalence entre les males et les femelles. En conclusion, l’infection à Cryptosporidium chez les dromadaires pourrait poser un problème de santé vétérinaire dans la région.
Key words: Cryptosporidium / protozoan / prevalence / livestock / camel / Iran
Mots clés : Cryptosporidium / protozoaire / prévalence / bétail / dromadaire / Iran
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