Risk factor analysis of fascioliasis in two geo–climatic regions of Bangladesh

Mst. Sharifa Khatun; Md. Asaduzzaman; Monoar Sayeed Pallab; Pankaj Chakraborty

Volume : IV, Issue : XI, November - 2015

Risk factor analysis of fascioliasis in two geo–climatic regions of Bangladesh

Mst. Sharifa Khatun, Md. Asaduzzaman, Monoar Sayeed Pallab, Pankaj Chakraborty

Abstract :

<p>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;The study was conducted in two selected geo&amp;ndash;climatic regions (Rajshahi and Chittagong) of Bangladesh to analyze the risk factors associated with fascioliasis in cattle. In total, 64 animals were randomly selected from two places. Among them, 22 cattle in Rajshahi and 14 cattle in Chittagong were found infested with fascioliasis by coprological examination. The study showed that fascioliosis was associated with several demographic (sex, age and eed), environmental (grazing area) and management factors ( farming system and nutritional status). Significant association was observed between fascioliasis and various risk factors with male cattle were at high risk than female cattle. It also revealed that variables such as mixed farming, nutritional status of animal and grazing land play crucial role in infestation of fascioliasis in both the regions with the exception of eed which was significantly associated with Fasciola infection only in Chittagong district.&lt;/p&gt;</p>