Prevalence of Paramphistomes in Mashonaland West, Central, and East, and Midlands Provinces, Zimbabwe
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Date
2002
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Acta ZoologicaTaiwanica
Abstract
Paramphistomes were collected from cattle from various localities in Mashonaland West,
Central, and East and Midlands Provinces. After slaughter, their rumens and reticulum were
cut open and examined for paramphistomes. Identifications were based on the morphological
structuresand measurementsof diagnosticfeaturesfrom flattened and median sagittal sections.
Analysis of the structures of the acetabulum, pharynx, and genital atrium revealed the
following parasites in the area, Paramphistomum microbothrium, P. clavula, Calicophoron
calicophorum, C. raja, and Gigantocotyle symmeri. The average number of cattle found
infected annually was 29.39% with an upper limit of the range of around 69%. Parasite
loads and damage to tissues were not serious in most cases, except in a few severe cases
where the papillae were damaged and a catarrhal pus-like exudate was noticed on the mucosa
Description
Journal article.
Keywords
Zimbabwe, Cattle, Prevalence, Paramphistome, Paramphistome, Calicophoron, Gigantocotyle, Paramphistomum
Citation
Dube, S., Siwela, A.H., Masanganise, K. E., Dube, C. (2002). Prevalence of Paramphistomes in Mashonaland West, Central, and East, and Midlands Provinces, Zimbabwe. Acta ZoolOgica Taiwanica.