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Echinococcosis is an important zoonotic parasitic disease that produces hydatid cyst in different body tissues,
preferentially in liver and lungs. It has a major public health as well as economic impacts throughout the world.
In this study the incidence of hydatidosis and pathological changes in the liver and lung of goat were
investigated at the s...
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Purpose
Hydatid cyst (HC) is a serious health problem in developing countries. The aim is to discuss the clinical information, surgical and puncture–aspiration–injection–re-aspiration (PAIR) treatments, and results of patients with HC in a developing country.
Methods
Patients were analyzed in terms of gender, age, presenting complaint, misdiagnose...
Citations
... Hydatidosis, caused by Echinococcus granulosus, is a serious zoonotic parasitic disease affecting a wide range of animals where domestic and wild carnivores act as definitive hosts, and domestic hosts such as livestock are the major reservoirs for the final host. The diseases can affect different organs of the body, but the liver and lungs are most commonly affected [53]. Hydatidosis contributes mainly to liver condemnation and economic losses [54]. ...
... Hydatidosis, caused by Echinococcus granulosus, is a serious zoonotic parasitic disease affecting a wide range of animals where domestic and wild carnivores act as definitive hosts, and domestic hosts such as livestock are the major reservoirs for the final host. The diseases can affect different organs of the body, but the liver and lungs are most commonly affected [53]. Hydatidosis contributes mainly to liver condemnation and economic losses [54]. ...
Background and aim:
Slaughterhouses act as a significant public health hotspot in developing countries like Bangladesh. The study aimed to investigate small ruminants at slaughterhouses for pathological study and molecular detection of important zoonotic diseases.
Materials and methods:
A total of 75 goats and 14 sheep were investigated from June 2019 to January 2020 at different slaughterhouses in Mymensingh division, Bangladesh. The targeted diseases were tuberculosis (TB), listeriosis, Q fever, brucellosis, anthrax, toxoplasmosis, hydatidosis, and linguatulosis. The tentative diagnosis was made based on gross and histopathological lesions. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed to confirm the causal agents of zoonotic diseases using disease-specific primers.
Results:
Grossly, caseous nodule formation in the visceral organs; enlarged and calcifications of mesenteric lymph nodes (MLNs); hydatid cyst formation in the liver were the predominant lesions observed. Histopathologically, granuloma, caseous necrosis, and calcifications admixed with acid-fast bacteria in the MLNs, liver, spleen, and kidney were seen as suggestive of infectivity due to TB. Septic lymphadenitis mixed with rod-shaped bacteria, doughnut granuloma, fibroplasia accompanied by eosinophils and lymphocytic infiltration in MLNs, and portal granuloma were observed in listeriosis, Q fever, linguatulosis, and toxoplasmosis suspected cases, respectively. The PCR amplified Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (372 bp), Mycobacterium bovis (600 bp), Listeria monocytogenes (517 bp), Toxoplasma gondii (512 bp), and Coxiella burnetii (687 bp) species-specific amplicons. In addition, linguatulosis and hydatidosis were identified in six and three goats, respectively. Brucellosis and anthrax were not detected in any cases. The slaughterhouse samples were also found to harbor the coexistence of different zoonotic pathogens.
Conclusion:
Deadly infectious zoonotic diseases in goats and sheep at slaughterhouses may cause widespread public health risks. As a result, more intensive monitoring and epidemiological surveys are required to successfully prevent and control zoonotic diseases.
