Diversity and prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in farmed pigs in Southeast Gabon, Central Africa

Vet World Vol.12 December-2019 Article-1

Research Article

Veterinary World, 12(12): 1888-1896

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

Gael Darren Maganga^1,2, Linda Bohou Kombila¹, Larson Boundenga¹, Ivan Cyr Moussadji Kinga¹, Judicael Obame-Nkoghe^1,3, Herve Tchoffo⁴, Oubri Bassa Gbati⁵, and Julius Awah-Ndukum^4,6

1. Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville, BP 769, Franceville, Gabon.
2. Département de Zootechnologie, Institut National Supérieur d'Agronomie et de Biotechnologies (INSAB), BP 901, Franceville, Gabon.
3. Département de Biologie, Université des Sciences et Techniques de Masuku (USTM), BP 901, Franceville, Gabon.
4. Animal Physiology and Health Research Unit, Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences, University of Dschang, P.O. Box 188, Dschang, Cameroon.
5. Laboratoire de Parasitologie et de Mycologie de l'EISMV, BP 5077, Dakar, Sénégal.
6. Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Ecole des Sciences et de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Ngaoundéré, Ngaoundéré, Cameroun.

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.

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

How to cite this article: 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.

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

Corresponding author: Gael Darren Maganga E-mail: gael_maganga@yahoo.fr

DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2019.1888-1896

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