Dicrocoeliosis is one of the zoonotic diseases in the world that have public health and economic perspectives. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of dicrocoeliosis in slaughtered animals in the industrial slaughterhouse of Arak, Iran (2007–2010). In this study, we investigated 648,994 head of animals including, 292,797 sheep, 81,012 cows and 275,185 goats. Their carcasses were inspected using macroscopic method for hydatid cyst in livers and lungs. Data analysis was performed by Chi-square test and IBM SPSS software (version 16.0). The prevalence frequency of dicrocoeliosis in slaughtered cattle was 7550 head with the most infected animals of 3359 goats, 3198 sheep, and 993 cows, respectively. Meanwhile, the year 2008 with the 1.9% of infected cattle and year 2010 with a 0.7% of infected cattle were the highest and lowest infected cattle years. Dicrocoeliosis prevalence of infection is relatively low, but incurring economic losses due to the deleting of infested organs of animals and decrease in livestock products, indicates the existence of conditions for health risks for residents which requires more inclusive and comprehensive sanitary and control measures due to this parasite’s life cycle and transmission.
کلید واژگان :Zoonoses, Dicrocoeliasis, Meat hygiene, Slaughtered animals
ارزش ریالی : 300000 ریال
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