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DOI: 10.31248/JASVM
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Prevalence of Cryptosporidium species oocysts among small ruminants in Potiskum livestock market, Yobe State, Nigeria
https://doi.org/10.31248/JASVM2018.115 | Article Number: 084F461A2 | Vol.4 (1) - February 2019
Received Date: 13 November 2018 | Accepted Date: 09 January 2019 | Published Date: 28 February 2019
Authors: Abare, M. S.* , Maikai, B. V. and Okubanjo, O. O.
Keywords: goats, sheep., prevalence, market, modified Ziehl-Neelsen, Potiskum.
A cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the prevalence of Cryptosporidium species oocysts in small ruminants in Potiskum livestock market, Yobe State, Nigeria. Faecal samples from 203 animals; 100 sheep and 103 goats were tested using modified Ziehl-Neelsen staining technique. An overall prevalence of 20.7% (42/203) was recorded in the study with a higher prevalence of 21.4% (22/103) in goats than in sheep 20% (20/100); although the difference was not significant (p>0.05). In goats, the rate of Cryptosporidium species oocyst was higher in male (27.8%) than in female (22.4%), in young (30.6%) than in adults (22.4%), in those with loose/watery faeces (45.5%) than those with well-formed faeces (22.8%) but the differences were not significant (p>0.05). In sheep, the rate of infection was higher in female (16.9%) than in male (13.0%), in young ((19.2%) than in adults (14.9%) but the differences were not significant (p>0.05). The prevalence was significantly (p = 0.010) higher in sheep with loose/watery faeces (45.5%) than in those with well-formed faeces (12.4%). Breed of sheep did not significantly (p > 0.05) influence the prevalence rates, although the Uda breed had higher prevalence (25%) than the Balami (14.3%) and Yankasa (12.7%) breeds. A similar trend was observed for the sahelian breed of goats (35.7%) compared to the Red sokoto (23.7%), West African dwarf (16.7%) and mixed breeds (10.0%) (p = 0.367). Animals brought to the livestock market from Ngalda town showed highest prevalence of 36.4% than those from the other areas with prevalence rates of (0 to 33.3%). The finding of Cryptosporidium species oocysts in 20.7% of small ruminants in this study underscores the role of this zoonotic parasite diseases in animals and man and loose/watery faeces is a significant factor in the spread among small ruminants.
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