Prevalence, Distribution and Risk Factors for Trematode Infections in Domesticated Ruminants in the Lake Victoria and Southern Highland Ecological Zones of Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Godlisten Shedrack Materu, Jahashi Nzalawahe, Mita Eva Sengupta, Anna-Sofie Stensgaard, Abdul Katakweba, Birgitte J Vennervald, Safari Kinung'hi

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Godlisten Shedrack MateruDepartment of Veterinary Microbiology, Parasitology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro P.O. Box 3019, Tanzania.ORCID 0000-0003-3783-559X

Jahashi NzalawaheDepartment of Veterinary Microbiology, Parasitology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro P.O. Box 3019, Tanzania.ORCID 0000-0002-4719-7459

Mita Eva SenguptaDepartment of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DYRLAEGEVEJ100.2, DK-1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark.

Anna-Sofie StensgaardDepartment of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DYRLAEGEVEJ100.2, DK-1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-7858-7177

Abdul KatakwebaInstitute of Pest Management, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro P.O. Box 3110, Tanzania.

Birgitte J VennervaldDepartment of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DYRLAEGEVEJ100.2, DK-1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark.

Safari Kinung'hiNational Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), Mwanza Research Centre, Mwanza P.O. Box 1462, Tanzania.

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European Union's Horizon 2020 as part of the PREPARE4VBD research and innovation program Grant agreement No. 101000365.

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Abstract

Trematode infections cause long-term suffering and debilitation, posing a significant threat to global animal health and production and leading to considerable economic losses. Studies on the epidemiology and control of these infections in Tanzania are limited. The few available studies have been conducted in abattoir settings. This study aimed to fill this knowledge gap by determining the prevalence, distribution, and risk factors for trematode infections in domesticated ruminants in two different ecological zones of Tanzania. A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Lake Victoria and the Southern highlands ecological zones of Tanzania. Rectal fecal samples were collected and examined for

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domesticated ruminantsecological zoneTanzaniatrematode infection

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PMID39728935

DOI10.3390/vetsci11120595

PMCPMC11680117

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