Prevalence of liver flukes in some areas of Salahalddin Province

Abstract

The present study aimed to diagnosis liver flukes in sheep in Tikrit and Balad districts and compare between prevalence of liver flukes that infect sheep through prevalence of infection and severity of infection. The present study included examination of 951 sheep of both sexes, and aged ranges between less than 1 year and more than 2 years through December 2017 to the end of June 2018. Flukes were isolated directly from liver of sheep. Infected sheep in Tikrit was 97 sheep with prevalence of infection 17.54% and in Balad there was 35 infected sheep with prevalence of infection 8.79%. The highest prevalence of infection in Tikrit recorded in January30.58% and the lowest prevalence of infection recorded in June10% while highest severity of infection was in December it was 2.3 and the lowest severity of infection was in January 1.07 . In Balad discrete highest prevalence of infection recorded in December 13.33% and the lowest prevalence of infection recorded in June 3.84% while highest severity of infection was in December 2.75 and the lowest severity of infection was in January 1.75. The statistical analysis shows that there is no significant difference in infection rate between Tikrit and Balad.