DSpace Repository

Comparison of Liver Condemnation and Bile Microscopy As Tools to Estimate Fasciola hepatica Prevalence and Burden in the Anta Province of Cusco in Peru

Show simple item record

dc.contributor.author Caravedo, Maria Alejandra
dc.contributor.author White, A. Clinton Jr
dc.contributor.author Morales Fernández, María Luisa
dc.contributor.author Lopez, Martha
dc.contributor.author Tanabe, Melinda Barbara
dc.contributor.author Baca-Turpo, Benicia
dc.contributor.author Arque, Eulogia
dc.contributor.author Madrid, Daniela
dc.contributor.author Vallabh, Prithvi
dc.contributor.author Bascope, Ruben
dc.contributor.author Cabada, Miguel Mauricio
dc.date.accessioned 2021-10-04T23:00:56Z
dc.date.available 2021-10-04T23:00:56Z
dc.date.issued 2021
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/9799
dc.description.abstract Fascioliasis is a zoonotic infection linked to significant economic losses in the livestock industry. Infection prevalence and estimated financial burden vary across locations owing to different diagnostic tests used. The accuracy of liver condemnation to estimate the prevalence and costs of fascioliasis has seldom been evaluated. We performed a pilot study to determine the prevalence and burden of Fasciola hepatica infection among cattle slaughtered at the municipal abattoir in the Anta province of the Cusco highlands in Peru. We compared liver condemnation with bile microscopy for the diagnosis of infection and prediction of carcass weight. Data were collected from 2009 slaughtered cattle for 1 year. The overall prevalence of Fasciola infection by bile microscopy was 62.5% (1247/2009). A higher prevalence was observed after the rainy season from March to August than from September to February (p < 0.01). Fascioliasis prevalence during the first 6 months was 77.4% (714/923), combining the results of condemnation and microscopy. Bile microscopy diagnosed more infections than liver condemnation (62.7% (579/923) versus 55.4% (511/923), McNemar test p < 0.01). The agreement of the bile microscopy testing with liver condemnation was fair (κ = 0.247). Animal age, gender, breed, and liver condemnation predicted carcass weight [F (df 4, 704) = 61.1, p < 0.001]. Liver condemnation and bile microscopy are complementary tools for evaluation of the prevalence and burden of fascioliasis in livestock. Large scale studies are warranted to confirm our results en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Mary Ann Liebert
dc.relation.ispartofseries Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Peru en_US
dc.subject microscopy en_US
dc.subject fascioliasis en_US
dc.subject liver condemnation en_US
dc.subject livestock en_US
dc.title Comparison of Liver Condemnation and Bile Microscopy As Tools to Estimate Fasciola hepatica Prevalence and Burden in the Anta Province of Cusco in Peru en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2020.2753
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#1.06.11
dc.relation.issn 1557-7759


Files in this item

Files Size Format View

There are no files associated with this item.

This item appears in the following Collection(s)

Show simple item record

info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Except where otherwise noted, this item's license is described as info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess

Search DSpace


Browse

My Account

Statistics