Abstract:
Across-sectional study was carried out on 263 of cattle in Sharg Elneel locality, Khartoum state, Sudan, during November 2016 – January 2017.
The objectives of this study where to estimate the prevalence of paramphistomiasis in cattle and to investigate the potential risk factors associated with disease. The overall of cattle prevalence was found to be 9.5% when tested by fecal sedimentation test. The prevalence of the infection according to the age was 10.9% in animals equal and less than three years and 8.9% more than three years. The prevalence according to the breed of the animals was 2.6% for local and 14.9% for cross. The prevalence according to the body condition was 7.2% for good condition and 14.6% for poor condition. The prevalence according to previous history of the disease 2.4% yes and 10.8% no. The prevalence according to the other disease 11.1% positive and 8.7% negative. The prevalence according to the treatment of the disease was 8.7% for no used of treatment and 11.1% for used of treatment.
Univariate analysis using the Chi-square, with confidence intervals of 95% at p-value≤ 0.25 was used to identify potential risk factors associated with fecal sedimentation test-positivity forparamphistomiasis in cattle. Significant positive risk factors associated with fecal sedimentation test in the unvaried analysis, there were found to be sex (x2 = 9.683, p-value = - 2.165), bread (x2 = 11.301, p-value = 0.515), previous history of the disease (x2 = 2.820, p-value = 16.481). There were also to be significant risk factors associated with fecal sedimentation test positive in the. The multivariate analysis, using logistic regression, with confidence intervals 95% p-value≤ 0.05 was used to assess the association between identified significant risk factors in the univariate
