Profile of major pork associated zoonotic parasites from northern India: A detailed seminal study
The present study was undertaken to document the status of three major pork associated zoonotic parasites, viz. Taenia solium cysticercus, Sarcocystis suihominis and Trichinella spp., in two north Indian states (Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand). Masseter, diaphragm, tongue and oesophageal muscles wer...
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The present study was undertaken to document the status of three major pork associated zoonotic parasites, viz.
Taenia solium cysticercus, Sarcocystis suihominis and Trichinella spp., in two north Indian states (Uttar Pradesh and
Uttarakhand). Masseter, diaphragm, tongue and oesophageal muscles were collected from 450 pigs (domestic: 445,
wild: 05) and examined during November 2014 to October 2017. Muscle tissue samples were initially screened by
visual inspection followed by the muscle compression technique for visualization of the parasites. Tissue samples
were also subjected to acid-pepsin digestion for the recovery of Trichinella spp. larvae. Out of the 450 pigs examined, T. solium cysticercus was detected in 41 (9.11%) samples, whereas sarcocysts were detected in 315 (70%) samples. Nurse cell bearing Trichinella spp. larvae were recorded in the muscle tissues of a single (0.22%) wild boar and none of the muscle tissue samples from domestic pigs were positive for Trichinella spp. infection. However, the exact species of Trichinella infecting wild boar could not be established morphologically. The findings of the study are of substantial importance for understanding the maintenance and distribution of zoonotic parasites transmitted through pork consumption in the country.
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| spelling | doaj.art-1b2b7628d45843a2b636a3494bc4dc4d2023-02-08T11:23:12ZengIndian Council of Agricultural ResearchIndian Journal of Animal Sciences0367-83182394-33272022-08-0192810.56093/ijans.v92i8.110971Profile of major pork associated zoonotic parasites from northern India: A detailed seminal studyRAVI PRATAP CHAUHAN0HIRA RAM1R PANDA2A K NEHRA3T S VINAY4RAJAT GARG5P S BANERJEE6M KARIKALAN7A K SHARMA8R K SINGH9ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122 IndiaICAR-IVRI, Izatnagar-243122 (U.P.)ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122 IndiaICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122 IndiaICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122 IndiaICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122 India2Eastern Regional Station, ICARIndian Veterinary Research Institute, Kolkata, West BengalICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122 IndiaICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122 IndiaICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122 India The present study was undertaken to document the status of three major pork associated zoonotic parasites, viz. Taenia solium cysticercus, Sarcocystis suihominis and Trichinella spp., in two north Indian states (Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand). Masseter, diaphragm, tongue and oesophageal muscles were collected from 450 pigs (domestic: 445, wild: 05) and examined during November 2014 to October 2017. Muscle tissue samples were initially screened by visual inspection followed by the muscle compression technique for visualization of the parasites. Tissue samples were also subjected to acid-pepsin digestion for the recovery of Trichinella spp. larvae. Out of the 450 pigs examined, T. solium cysticercus was detected in 41 (9.11%) samples, whereas sarcocysts were detected in 315 (70%) samples. Nurse cell bearing Trichinella spp. larvae were recorded in the muscle tissues of a single (0.22%) wild boar and none of the muscle tissue samples from domestic pigs were positive for Trichinella spp. infection. However, the exact species of Trichinella infecting wild boar could not be established morphologically. The findings of the study are of substantial importance for understanding the maintenance and distribution of zoonotic parasites transmitted through pork consumption in the country. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/110971CysticercusSarcocystisTrichinellaPorkIndia |
| spellingShingle | RAVI PRATAP CHAUHAN HIRA RAM R PANDA A K NEHRA T S VINAY RAJAT GARG P S BANERJEE M KARIKALAN A K SHARMA R K SINGH Profile of major pork associated zoonotic parasites from northern India: A detailed seminal study Indian Journal of Animal Sciences Cysticercus Sarcocystis Trichinella Pork India |
| title | Profile of major pork associated zoonotic parasites from northern India: A detailed seminal study |
| title_full | Profile of major pork associated zoonotic parasites from northern India: A detailed seminal study |
| title_fullStr | Profile of major pork associated zoonotic parasites from northern India: A detailed seminal study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Profile of major pork associated zoonotic parasites from northern India: A detailed seminal study |
| title_short | Profile of major pork associated zoonotic parasites from northern India: A detailed seminal study |
| title_sort | profile of major pork associated zoonotic parasites from northern india a detailed seminal study |
| topic | Cysticercus Sarcocystis Trichinella Pork India |
| url | https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/110971 |
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