Distribution of bovine Fasciola gigantica (Cobbold, 1885) in the district des Savanes, northern Côte d'Ivoire

Traoré, S. I., Achi, L. Y., Krauth, S. J. , Sango, M., Zinsstag, J., Utzinger, J. and N'Goran, E. K. (2021) Distribution of bovine Fasciola gigantica (Cobbold, 1885) in the district des Savanes, northern Côte d'Ivoire. Geospatial Health, 16(2), 976. (doi: 10.4081/gh.2021.976) (PMID:34730317)

Abstract

Fascioliasis, caused by an infection with liver flukes of the genus Fasciola, is an important disease of livestock in most parts of the world. However, little is known about the distribution of fascioliasis in sub-Saharan Africa. We report results of a cross-sectional study conducted in 2014 in the district des Savanes in the northern part of Côte d'Ivoire. We obtained 275 livers from bovine suspected with fascioliasis and 51 unsuspected livers from 24 slaughterhouses. Livers were dissected using a standard operating procedure and all Fasciola gigantica flukes were removed from the tissues of the liver and the biliary ducts. We found F. gigantica in 125 livers from bovines suspected with fascioliasis (45.5%) in 10 departments of the district des Savanes. Among the unsuspected livers, five were positive for F. gigantica (9.8%). The distribution of fascioliasis showed considerable spatial heterogeneity, both at regional (ranging from 18.0% to 52.3%) and departmental level (ranging from 14.3% to 64.0%). Poro region was the most affected (52.3%) with a relatively homogeneous distribution. The departments most affected by fascioliasis were M'Bengué (64.0%), Sinématiali (62.1%) and Ferkessédougou (52.9%). Our study confirms that fascioliasis is an important veterinary disease in the northern part of Côte d'Ivoire, and hence, high-risk areas need to be targeted for prevention and control measures.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Krauth, Dr Stefanie
• Authors: Traoré, S. I., Achi, L. Y., Krauth, S. J., Sango, M., Zinsstag, J., Utzinger, J., and N'Goran, E. K.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine; College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Health & Wellbeing > General Practice and Primary Care
• Journal Name: Geospatial Health
• Publisher: PAGEpress
• ISSN: 1827-1987
• ISSN (Online): 1970-7096
• Published Online: 03 November 2021
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2021 The Authors
• First Published: First published in Geospatial Health 16(2): 976
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License