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A study on the prevalence of echinococcosis in stray dogs of the Kashmir valley
Abas Andrabi, Hidayatullah Tak, Ishfaq Majeed Malik, Wasim Muzamil Dass, Abid Hussain Bhat and Bilal Ahmad Para

doi:  https://doi.org/10.51966/jvas.2022.53.3.503-508

 Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences.2022.53(3):503-508

Author Details

Abas Andrabi : Ph.D. Scholar, Parasitology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, 190006, J&K, India.

Hidayatullah Tak: Ph.D. Scholar, Parasitology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, 190006, J&K, India.

Ishfaq Majeed Malik:  Ph.D. Scholar, Parasitology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, 190006, J&K, India.

Wasim Muzamil Dass:  Ph.D. Scholar, Parasitology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, 190006, J&K, India.

Abid Hussain Bhat.: Ph.D. Scholar, Parasitology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, 190006, J&K, India.

Bilal Ahmad Para: Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, Islamic University of Science and Technology, Kashmir

Article History

Received:25.01.2022,Accepted:22.04.2022,Published:30.09.2022 

Corresponding author :Abas Andrabi

Email: abbas.andrabi@gmail.com

Citation:  Abas, A., Ishfaq, M.M., Hidayatullah, T., Wasim, M.D., Abid, H.B. and Bilal, A.P. 2022. A study on the prevalence of Echinococcosis in stray dogs of Kashmir valley. J. Vet. Anim. Sci. 53(3): 503-508

DOI: https://doi.org/10.51966/jvas.2022.53.3.503-508



Abstract


Echinococcus granulosus is known to cause echinococcosis in dogs and hydatid disease or cystic echinococcosis in ruminant animals and accidentally in humans. Dogs have a crucial role in the transmission of zoonotic parasites in the Kashmir valley, as they frequently come into touch with humans. Cysts developed as a result of this condition are diagnosed using a variety of procedures, including computed tomography, ultrasonography, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The adoption of contemporary immunodiagnostic techniques, on the other hand, has improved the diagnosis of intestinal echinococcosis on a larger scale, allowing epidemiological studies to be conducted on a larger number of people. In the present study, the prevalence of echinococcosis infection in dogs was determined by examining faecal samples collected from different districts of the Kashmir Valley. An immunodiagnostic test, sandwich ELISA, was used for coproantigen detection of Echinococcus granulosus infection in dogs. A total of 476 faecal samples were tested, out of which, 48 samples were found to be positive in sandwich ELISA, which were mostly collected from different districts of the Kashmir valley and the collection sites included streets, playgrounds, open fields, parks, etc. of the Kashmir valley.

Keywords: Zoonosis; prevalence; sandwich ELISA; coproantigen