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Research (Published online: 02-12-2019)
1. Diversity and prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in farmed pigs in Southeast Gabon, Central Africa
Gael Darren Maganga, Linda Bohou Kombila, Larson Boundenga, Ivan Cyr Moussadji Kinga, Judicael Obame-Nkoghe, Herve Tchoffo, Oubri Bassa Gbati and Julius Awah-Ndukum
Veterinary World, 12(12): 1888-1896

Gael Darren Maganga: Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville, BP 769, Franceville, Gabon; Département de Zootechnologie, Institut National Supérieur d'Agronomie et de Biotechnologies (INSAB), BP 901, Franceville, Gabon.
Linda Bohou Kombila: Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville, BP 769, Franceville, Gabon.
Larson Boundenga: Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville, BP 769, Franceville, Gabon.
Ivan Cyr Moussadji Kinga: Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville, BP 769, Franceville, Gabon.
Judicael Obame-Nkoghe: Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville, BP 769, Franceville, Gabon; Département de Biologie, Université des Sciences et Techniques de Masuku (USTM), BP 901, Franceville, Gabon.
Herve Tchoffo: Animal Physiology and Health Research Unit, Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences, University of Dschang, P.O. Box 188, Dschang, Cameroon.
Oubri Bassa Gbati: Laboratoire de Parasitologie et de Mycologie de l'EISMV, BP 5077, Dakar, Sénégal.
Julius Awah-Ndukum: Animal Physiology and Health Research Unit, Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences, University of Dschang, P.O. Box 188, Dschang, Cameroon; Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Ecole des Sciences et de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Ngaoundéré, Ngaoundéré, Cameroun.

doi: www.doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2019.1888-1896

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Article history: Received: 08-05-2019, Accepted: 18-10-2019, Published online: 02-12-2019

Corresponding author: Gael Darren Maganga

E-mail: gael_maganga@yahoo.fr

Citation: Maganga GD, Kombila LB, Boundenga L, Kinga ICM, Obame-Nkoghe J, Tchoffo H, Gbati OB, Awah-Ndukum J (2019) Diversity and prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in farmed pigs in Southeast Gabon, Central Africa, Veterinary World, 12(12): 1888-1896.
Abstract

Background and Aim: Gastrointestinal infestations caused by intestinal parasites are the most important diseases and the most common in pigs in the tropics. These parasites are often associated with a huge economic loss. This study aimed to assess the diversity and prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in farmed pigs from Haut-Ogooue Province, in South East Gabon.

Materials and Methods: From March 2018 to July 2018, 156 samples of pig feces collected from nine different farms were analyzed under light microscopy. The identification of eggs, cysts, and oocysts in fecal samples was done using two qualitative techniques: Flotation and sedimentation.

Results: After examination, the results obtained revealed an overall infestation level of 98.7% (154/156). We found ten parasite types with infestation levels that varied from species: Balantidium coli (120/156), Oesophagostomum spp. (100/156), Isospora suis (102/156), Ancylostoma spp. (17/156), Trichostrongylus spp. (28/156), Hyostrongylus spp. (13/156), Strongyloides spp. (7/156), Ascaris suum (8/156), Globocephalus spp. (1/156), and spirurida (1/156). The study of risk factors revealed that factors such as sex, age, and physiological condition may influence the diversity and level of infestation of animals by gastrointestinal parasites.

Conclusion: For better prevention of parasitism in these farms, it would be interesting to implement health monitoring and to ensure good hygiene. Finally, further studies would be needed to better evaluate the distribution of these parasites in Gabon and the involvement of these animals in the transmission cycle of parasitic zoonoses.

Keywords: diversity, Gabon, gastrointestinal parasites, pigs, prevalence.