Mustafa JAMIL, Muhammad IJAZ, Muhammad ALI MUDDASSIR

Prevalence, hematology and treatment of Balantidium coli among small ruminants in and around Lahore, Pakistan

Lahore ilçesindeki koyunlar ve keçiler Balantidium colinin prevalansı, hematolojisi ve tedavisi açısından incelendi. Toplam 752 koyun ve keçi incelendi (n=376 koyun; n=376 keçi). Keçi (% 3.46) ile karşılaştırıldığında koyunda daha fazla B. coli prevalansı (3.99%) gözlenmiştir. Her iki türde, enfekte hayvanlarda hemoglobin (Hb) değerinde azalma ve packed cell volumde (PCV) artma gözlenmiştir. Tüm deney hayvanlarında Oksitetrasiklin ve metronidazol ile karşılaştırıldığında seknidazol etkinliği daha yüksekti. Blantidiasis küçükbaş geviş getiren hayvanlarda nadiren çalışılmış bir enfeksiyondur ve Pakistandan bu ilk rapordur. Bu enfeksiyonun bu bölgede endemik olup olmadığı ya da artarak gözlenip gözlenmediği henüz bilinmemektedir.

Lahore, Pakistan ve çevresinde küçükbaş geviş getiren hayvanlar arasında Balantidium colinin prevalansı, hematolojisi ve tedavisi

Sheep and goats of Lahore district were examined for the prevalence, hematology and treatment of Balantidium coli. A total of 752 sheep and goats were examined (n=376 sheep; n=376 goats). Sheep had a somewhat greater prevalence (3.99%) than goats (3.46%). In both species, decrease in hemoglobin (Hb) and increased packed cell volume (PCV) was observed in infected animals. Efficacy of Secnidazole was higher as compared to Oxytetracycline and Metronidazole in all experimental animals. Balantidiasis is rarely studied infection in small ruminants and this is the first report published on the disease from Pakistan. It is still unclear whether this is an emerging infection, or whether it is a newly reported endemic in the studied area.

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