Gastro intestinal helminths and protozoa in sheep (Ovis aries) and goats (Capra hircus) from four localities of Sangmélima District (South Region of Cameroon)

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KOGA Mang’Dobara 1*, MOUEYINE NTANG Danielle Yollande 1, MAHOB Joseph Raymond 1, PIERROU Maxime1 and NDJONKA Dieudonné 2

1University of Yaounde I, Faculty of Science, Department of Animal Biology and Physiology, PO Box 872

2University of Ngaoundere, Faculty of Science, Department of Biological Sciences, PO Box 454

* Telephone : +237 697759347 / 670682631 Email : mangdobarakoga@gmail.com

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20584092

ABSTRACT

This study aims to investigate the epidemiology of gastro intestinal helminths and protozoa in some selected localities of Sangmélima town in Cameroon. Stool samples were collected from 96 small ruminants, and examined for the detection of gastro intestinal parasite species. At least 15 parasite species, including 12 (80 %) helminths and 03 protozoa (20 %) were detected. Strongyloides spp (92.71 ± 3.79%) was the most diagnosed species, and Cryptosporidium the least diagnosed (3.13 ± 1.78 %). Strongyloides spp, Monieza spp, Cooperia spp, Dicrocoelium spp and Trichostrongylus spp exhibited statistically significant (p < 0.05) difference in term of prevalence in the study localities. Globally, the age, nature and sexes of examined animals did not significantly (p > 0.05) influenced the prevalence of the detected parasite species. The body condition scores were higher in animals with low mean of parasitic frequency. Ninety-for (97.92 %) animals were polyparisitized, and pentaspecific parasitic association was the most common.

Keywords: Helminths, prevalence, protozoa, Sangmélima, small ruminants