Epidemiological Study of Warble Fly in Pakistan
Epidemiological Study of Warble Fly in Pakistan
Munib Hussain1, Abdul Razzaq2, Mohammad Qasim1*, Muhammad Jamil3, Abid Hussain4 and Najeeb Ullah5
ABSTRACT
Hypodermosis is an important endoparasitic infection of cattle and goats prevalent in hilly and semi-hilly areas of Pakistan and considered as an important disease of economic significance affecting ruminants especially cattle (Hypoderma bovis and Hypoderma lineatum) and goats (Przhevalskiana silenus). The major economic loss incurred by warble fly infection to livestock and leather industry is due to perforation of hide and skin. Therefore, the present study aims to investigate field epidemiology of warble fly in four federating units of Pakistan. As per farmers perceptions the warble fly prevalence was 1-66% in goats this year while in cattles it was 0-33% as compared to last year (20–80%). The warble fly larval prevalence was recorded physically (66%) in goats at Gilgit during autumn, followed by Ziarat (1-8%), Fort Munro (0-14%), D.I. Khan (0-5%), while in cattle it was 33% followed by Ziarat (0%), Fort Munro (2-0%), Gilgit (0-33%), D.I. Khan (1-13%).
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