Serological Prevalence of Ovine Fasciolosis at Two Slaughterhouse in the Province of Djelfa in Algeria

  • Samiha HEBALI Laboratory of Exploration and Valorization of Steppe Ecosystems, Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences, University Ziane Achour of Djelfa, 17000, Route Moudjbara, B.P. 3117, Djelfa
  • Mourad HAMIROUNE Laboratory of Exploration and Valorization of Steppe Ecosystems, Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences, University Ziane Achour of Djelfa, 17000, Route Moudjbara, B.P. 3117, Djelfa
  • Radhwane SAIDI Laboratory of Biological and Agronomic Sciences, Faculty of Nature and Life Sciences, University Amar Telidji of Laghouat, 03000, Route de Ghardaia, Laghouat
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15835/buasvmcn-vm:2022.0032
Keywords: ELISA, Fasciola hepatica, seroprevalence, risk factors, sheep, slaughterhouse, Djelfa, Algeria

Abstract

The present study aims to evaluate the prevalence and some associated risk factors of Fasciola hepatica in sheep in the Algerian agro-pastoral region, Djelfa. For this, a total of 217 blood samples were taken from sheep (100 females and 117 males) aged on average ten months in two slaughterhouses in an Algerian agro-pastoral region, Djelfa during the period from January to October 2021 and analyzed by the ELISA method (BIOK 211-Monoscreen AbELISA Fasciola hepatica test) at the regional veterinary laboratory of Laghouat. The collected sera were numbered and stored at -20°C until analysis. Technical sheets were filled out with each sampled animal, including information on age, sex, locality and season. The results showed that the rate of positive seroprevalence of Fasciola hepatica was 0.46% in sheep. This positivity rate was found in April in a 2-year-old female. At the same time, two doubtful cases (0.92%) were identified, one in a five-year-old female during the month of August and the other in a six-month-old male during the month of September. These results indicate the possibility of fasciolosis infestation in sheep farms in the Djelfa region and the zoonotic risk that this represents, as well as the economic losses that result from it.

Author Biographies

Samiha HEBALI, Laboratory of Exploration and Valorization of Steppe Ecosystems, Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences, University Ziane Achour of Djelfa, 17000, Route Moudjbara, B.P. 3117, Djelfa

Department of Biological Sciences

Mourad HAMIROUNE, Laboratory of Exploration and Valorization of Steppe Ecosystems, Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences, University Ziane Achour of Djelfa, 17000, Route Moudjbara, B.P. 3117, Djelfa

Department of Agro-Veterinary Sciences

Radhwane SAIDI, Laboratory of Biological and Agronomic Sciences, Faculty of Nature and Life Sciences, University Amar Telidji of Laghouat, 03000, Route de Ghardaia, Laghouat

Department of Agronomic Sciences

Published
2023-05-29
Issue
Vol. 80 No. 1 (2023): BULLETIN OF UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND VETERINARY MEDICINE CLUJ-NAPOCA. VETERINARY MEDICINE
Section
Research Articles
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