Sanweer Khatoon1*, Naresh Kumar2 and Afroz Jahan2
1Assistant Professor and Incharge, Veterinary Parasitology, RAJUVAS, India
2CVAS, Navania, Vallabhnagar, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
*Corresponding Author: Sanweer Khatoon, Assistant Professor and Incharge, Veterinary Parasitology, RAJUVAS, India.
Received: January 04, 2022; Published: June 24, 2022
In recent years, the impact that foodborne parasites exert on food safety, food security, quality of life and livelihoods has begun to receive well-deserved global attention. Echinococcosis, an important zoonotic parasitic disease caused by metacestode of Echinococcus granulosus, tapeworm of dog. It is an important disease as it causes condemnation of affected visceral organs of domestic animals. In human being it is of zoonotic importance. A year-round study from 2020-21 was conducted in dogs of Navania, Udaipur to assess the zoonotic potential. The results of faecal sample examination revealed the presence of eggs of parasites and regular monitoring of the health and treatment was done in dogs to control the disease occurrence.
Keywords:Dogs; Faecal Examination; Ovas; Echinococcosis
Citation: Sanweer Khatoon., et al. “Echinococcosis: A Zoonotic Potential".Acta Scientific Veterinary Sciences 4.7 (2022): 160-161.
Copyright: © 2022 Sanweer Khatoon., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.