Abstract:
Across-sectional study was carried out on 333 of cattle in Ganawa slaughterhouse in Omdurman locality, Khartoum state, Sudan, during winter (December 2014 - January 2015). The objectives of this study were to estimate the prevalence of paramphistomiasis in cattle and to investigate the potential risk factors associated with the disease.
The overall of cattle prevalence was found to be 21.9% when tested by fecal sedimentation test. The prevalence of the infection according to the age was 36.4% in animals equal and less than three years and 21.4% more than three years. The prevalence according to the sex was 21.9% for male. The prevalence according to the breed of the animals was 21.9% for local. The prevalence according to the body condition was 20.8% for good condition and 83.3% for poor condition. The prevalence according to the source of the animals was 22.2% from East Darfur and 21.5% from South Darfur, the prevalence according to the fasciola infection was 12.3%. and the prevalence according to the Schistosoma infection was 0.0% and the prevalence according to the treatment of the disease was 24.9% for no used of treatment and 7.1% for used of treatment.
Univariate analysis using the Chi-square, with confidence intervals of 95% at a p-value ≤0.25 was used to identify potential risk factors associated with fecal sedimentation test- positivity for paramphistomiasis in cattle. Significant positive risk factors associated with fecal sedimentation test in the univariate analysis, there were found to be age (x² = 1.386, p-value = 0.239), body condition(x² = 13.463, p-value = 0.000), fasciola(x² = 7.623, p-value = 0.006), Treatment of the disease (x² = 8.591, p-value = 0.003), There were also to be significant risk factors associated with fecal sedimentation test positive in the multivariate analysis.
The multivariate analysis, using logistic regression, with a confidence intervals 95% p-value 0.05 was used to assess the association between identified significant risk factors in the univariate analysis in a combination towards a positive fecal sedimentation test status for paramphistomiasis in Cattle, the analysis showed association between the paramphistomiasis in Cattle and in age (Exp (B) = 1.003), body condition (Exp (B) = 0.056), fasciola (Exp (B) = 0.310) and treatment of the disease (Exp (B) = 3.629).
It could be conclude that the potential risk factors (age, body condition, fasciola and treatment of the disease) were showed highly significant association with paramphistomiasis.
