Prevalence and distribution of gastro-intestinal helminths and haemoparasites in young scavenging chickens in upper eastern region of Ghana, West Africa

We conducted a cross-sectional study to determine the prevalence and species of gastro-intestinal helminths and haemoparasites in 100 chickens kept under extensive management systems in Ghana, West Africa. All the examined chickens (100%) were infected with gastro-intestinal helminths; a total of 18...

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Published in:	Preventive veterinary medicine Vol. 45; no. 3; pp. 237 - 245
Main Authors:	Poulsen, Johanne, Permin, Anders, Hindsbo, Ole, Yelifari, Lawrence, Nansen, Peter, Bloch, Paul
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier B.V 12-06-2000
Subjects:	Animals Chicken-parasitological disease Chickens Cross-Sectional Studies Female Gastro-intestinal helminths Gastrointestinal Diseases - epidemiology Gastrointestinal Diseases - parasitology Gastrointestinal Diseases - veterinary Ghana Ghana - epidemiology Haemoparasites Helminthiasis, Animal - epidemiology Helminthiasis, Animal - parasitology Male Poultry Diseases - epidemiology Poultry Diseases - parasitology Prevalence Ghana Ghana Prevalence Chicken-parasitological disease Haemoparasites Gastro-intestinal helminths
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Summary:	We conducted a cross-sectional study to determine the prevalence and species of gastro-intestinal helminths and haemoparasites in 100 chickens kept under extensive management systems in Ghana, West Africa. All the examined chickens (100%) were infected with gastro-intestinal helminths; a total of 18 species were detected. The species and their prevalences were: Acuaria hamulosa (25%), Allodapa suctoria (20%), Ascaridia galli (24%), Capillaria spp. (60%), Choanotaenia infundibulum (13%), Gongylonema ingluvicola (62%), Heterakis gallinarum (31%), H. isolonche (16%), Hymenolepis spp. (66%), Raillietina cesticillus (12%), R. echinobothrida (81%), R. tetragona (59%), Strongyloides avium (2%), Subulura strongylina (10%), Tetrameres fissispina (58%), Trichostronygylus tenuis (2%), and finally one unidentified acanthocephalan (1%) and one unidentified trematode (1%). Thirty-five per cent of the chickens were infected with the haemoparasites Aegyptinella pullorum and Plasmodium juxtanucleare (prevalences 9% and 27%, respectively). Association between chicken sex and prevalences was not significant. An over-dispersed distribution was seen for most of the helminth species.
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ISSN:	0167-5877 1873-1716
DOI:	10.1016/S0167-5877(00)00125-2