The survey on Cryptosporidium parasite infection in Tabriz and suburb native poultry
Subject Areas : Veterinary Clinical Pathology
hossein
hashemzadefarhang
1
(استادیار گروه پاتوبیولوژی، دانشکده دامپزشکی، واحد تبریز، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، تبریز، ایران.)
parisa
shahbazi
2
(استادیار گروه پاتوبیولوژی، دانشکده دامپزشکی، دانشگاه تبریز، تبریز، ایران.)
seyyed razi
bahavarnia
3
(مربی گروه پاتوبیولوژی، دانشکده دامپزشکی، واحد تبریز، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، تبریز، ایران.)
Keywords: poultry, Tabriz, Cryptosporidium,
Abstract :
Cryptosporidium is a genus of apicomplexan protozoans that can cause gastrointestinal illness with diarrhea in domestic animals, poultry and humans. In addition to the direct economic effects of the clinical disease, the damage caused to the immune system and interaction with other pathogens such as IBD virus has significant effects. The present study has been carried out with the purpose of determining infection to Cryptosporidium.in native poultry Tabriz region and its suburb the present study, 400 fecal samples from native poultry were prepared and examined. Based on our results, from 400 examined samples in 14% of cases cryptosporidium infection was seen. The highest infection vote with 15 positive samples (15%) was recorded during winter and the next highest infection with 9% was seen in autumn. Chi squared analysis of results indicated significant difference infection rate during difference seasons of the year (p<0/05). There was no significant difference in infection rate between malls and females. According to our results, native poultry cryptosporidium infection rate in Tabriz and suburb is high and this problem could be related to native poultry husband any methods and their free unhealthy nutrition and drinking in the environment.
124(1): 113-120.