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Epidemiological studies were conducted on Fasciola giagntica infection in different geo-climatic zones (hills, tarai and plains) in six states of north India during January 2001 to December 2004. Prevalence rates of 10.79, 13.90, 2.78 and 2.35 percent were recorded in cattle, buffaloes, sheep and goats, respectively. Animals in the tarai had the highest prevalence of fasciolosis followed by those in the hills and plains, respectively. The prevalence of infection in cattle and buffaloes was highest during the winters (11.84% cattle, 15.57% buffaloes) followed by summers and rains, respectively. However, the seasonal trends in sheep and goats were the reverse, with the peak prevalence during the rains (4.60% sheep, 2.71% goats). Abattoir studies revealed a higher prevalence in buffaloes (31.14%) than in sheep and goats. Screening of Lymnaea auricularia snails revealed that 5.48% of the snails harboured larval stages of F. gigantica. Also, the snails in the tarai had a higher prevalence (7.28%) of infection compared to those in the plains (1.57%). The results of the present study may help to devise an effective control strategy against fasciolosis in north India.
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The authors are thankful to Indian Council of Agricultural Research for providing financial assistance in the form of NATP (MM) on “Diagnosis of Parasitic Diseases of Domestic Animals” for carrying out the present study. Thanks are also due to Director, Experimental Station, Pantnagar for the facilities provided during the course of study.
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Garg, R., Yadav, C.L., Kumar, R.R. et al. The epidemiology of fasciolosis in ruminants in different geo-climatic regions of north India. Trop Anim Health Prod 41, 1695–1700 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-009-9367-y
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