Prevalence of echinococcosis in dogs and wild carnivores in selected Serengeti ecosystem areas of Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorEblate, E.
dc.contributor.authorNonga, H. E.
dc.contributor.authorCleaveland, S.
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-16T05:30:00Z
dc.date.available2018-07-16T05:30:00Z
dc.date.issued2013-05-15
dc.descriptionTanzania veterinary journal, 2013; 28 (1)en_US
dc.description.abstractA prevalence study on echinococcosis in dogs and wild carnivores was conducted in northen Tanzania. Copro-antigen ELISA was used to screen 442 dog faecal samples from Magu, Bariadi and Ngorongoro districts, together with 88 wild carnivore samples from Serengeti National Park. Overall prevalence of E. granulosus in dogs was 12.4%. Magu (14.6%) and Ngorongoro districts (10.0%) had higher prevalence than Bariadi district (6.3%). The prevalence of echinococcosis in wild carnivores was 13.6%. Species which were positive to Copro-antigen ELISA test included bat eared fox (Otocyon megalotis) (14.3%), cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) (16.1%), spotted hyaena (Crocuta crocuta) (37.5%) and lion (Panthera leo) (10.0%). The findings uncover that dogs and wild carnivores from northern Tanzania are infected with E. granulosus, a situation which may pose a risk of infection to other hosts including human. Therefore, more epidermiological investigation is needed to understand the dynamics of the disease in human, domestic animals and wildlife.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNoneen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/2516
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAfrican Journal Onlineen_US
dc.subjectEchinococcus granulosusen_US
dc.subjectDogsen_US
dc.subjectWild carnivoresen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.titlePrevalence of echinococcosis in dogs and wild carnivores in selected Serengeti ecosystem areas of Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.urlhttps://www.ajol.info/index.php/tvj/article/view/98589en_US

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