Prevalence and molecular characterization of cystic hydatidosis in livestock slaughtered in southern Mozambique.
Prevalence and molecular characterization of cystic hydatidosis in livestock slaughtered in southern Mozambique.
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莫桑比克南部屠宰牲畜囊性包虫病的患病率和分子特征。
DOI:
10.1007/s12639-021-01434-6
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2022
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Mukaratirwa,S
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Miambo,RD;Afonso,SMS;Noormahomed,EV;Malatji,MP;Mukaratirwa,S
Hydatid disease is a parasitic zoonosis caused by genotypes of the genusEchinococcus. This disease inflicts economic loses in livestock and cause public health burden in resource poor mostly in developing countries. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and identity of the genotypes responsible for hydatid cysts in cattle, goats and pigs slaughtered at selected abattoirs of southern provinces of Mozambique. Cysts were collected from liver and lungs and hydatid confirmation was made by cystic membrane observation and visualization of protoscoleces by light microscope. Thirty-two hydatid cysts from 817 cattle and two from 68 pigs were collected from local slaughterhouses and slabs. DNA was extracted from protoscoleces of each cyst together with the cystic membrane and amplified based on the mitochondrial subunit 1 of thecox1andnad1gene. The overall prevalence of hydatid cysts was 3.9% in cattle, 2.9% in pigs and none of the goats were found with cysts. All cysts collected from cattle and pigs were identified asEchinococcus ortleppi(G5) with a minimum homology of 99% on BLAST analysis. Our results confirm the presence ofE. ortleppiin cattle and pigs in southern Mozambique at a low prevalence and further studies are recommended to determine the risk factors favoring the transmission of this zoonotic parasite in the resource-poor livestock farming communities of this region.