Browsing by Author "Adah, Deborah Arime"

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    Gastrointestinal parasites of horses (Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758) in Kwara and Niger States, North-central Nigeria and the risk factors associated with equine coccidiosis
    (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria, 2019) Ola-Fadunsin, Shola David; Daodu, olufemi Babatunde; Hussain, Karimat; Ganiyu, Isau Aremu; Rabiu, Musa; Sanda, Idiat Modupe; Adah, Adole Sylvanus; Adah, Deborah Arime; Aiyedun, Julius Olaniyi
    About two-third of the parasitic infections in animals are believed to occur in the gastrointestinal tract. Coccidiosis is an important disease of horses and it is responsible for a great economic setback worldwide. This study was designed to determine the species diversity and prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites of horses and the risk factors associated with Eimeria infections in horses in Kwara and Niger States, North Central Nigeria. Faecal samples were collected from 105 horses in Kwara and Niger States. Simple floatation and formalin-ethyl acetate concentration techniques were used as diagnostic techniques. An overall prevalence of 62.86% (66/105) was recorded. Eleven gastrointestinal parasites comprising of 7 nematodes, 2 trematodes, 1 protozoan and 1 cestode were detected. Strongylus spp. (33.33%; 35/105) and Eimeria spp. (28.57%; 30/105) were the most prevalent. Forty-six (43.81%) of the sampled population had multiple gastrointestinal parasites infection. Body condition score, presence/ absence of diarrhoea and horse ownership were significantly association with the occurrence of Eimeria infection. This appears to be the first report on gastrointestinal parasites of horses in Kwara and Niger States of Nigeria. The high prevalence reported in this study calls for horse owners to improve on the veterinary medical attention given to their horses as gastrointestinal parasitism is a major cause of economic loss in equine husbandry. The curtailing of gastrointestinal parasitism will improve production, reproduction and performance of horses in the study areas.
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    Parasitic diseases of monkeys in Osun State, Nigeria: A ten-year retrospective study of occurrence, risk factors and coinfection dynamics
    (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria, 2019) Ola-Fadunsin, Shola David; Furo, Nathan Adamu; Olorunshola, Isaac Dayo; Adah, Deborah Arime; Aluko, Olubukola
    This study profiled the parasitic diseases diagnosed in monkeys that were presented at the Zonal (Government) Veterinary Clinics at Osogbo, Ilesa, Ede and Ikirun in Osun State over a ten year period (2006 - 2015). Information retrieved from the databases of the clinics included the age, gender, date of presentation of the monkey at the clinic as well as the specific parasitic disease(s) diagnosed. A total of eight parasitic diseases including helminthosis (83.10%), babesiosis (33.80%), tick infestation (32.39%), lice infestation (16.90%), mange (15.49%), flea infestation (11.27%), myiasis (4.23%) and trypanosomosis (1.41%) were diagnosed in monkeys during the period. Age was a common risk factor associated with the occurrence of the parasitic diseases diagnosed. Approximately 76% of the studied animal species were cases of multiple parasitic infestations running through age groups, gender and seasons. Babesiosis was moderately and positively correlated with tick infestation and the association was significant (P = 0.01; rs = 0.587). Some of the parasitic disease conditions reported in this study are zoonotic. This study creates awareness on zoonoses and serves as a referencedocument for veterinarians, medical practitioners, researchers and monkey owners/handlers. It is therefore recommended that people should exercise caution and maintain proper hygiene in their relationship with wild captive animals to reduce the risk of transmission of infections between animals and man. Public education and awareness on the possible zoonosis from such wild captive animals and the periodic screening and treatment of such animals and in-contact individuals may be useful in controlling the parasites.