Small ruminant Gongylonema pulchrum infection in the South West Algerian desert: prevalenceof a sporadic zoonosis

摘要

It is well known that one of the main threats facing small ruminant breeding worldwide is parasitism, which is caused by a wide range of protozoa, helminths, and arthropods. Sheep and goats are affected for the most part by the same parasites. Problems associated with parasites, particularly those of the gastrointestinal tract, can cause irreversible damages, death, reduced performance and economic losses (21). In particular, infections caused by different genera of nematodes still today remain one of the main constraints to sheep and goat production both in temperate and tropical countries. Therefore, monitoring and surveillance of parasitic infections in small ruminants, with the final goal of setting up sustainable and effective control strategies, have been investigated (20).