CHINESE JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY AND PARASITIC DISEASES ›› 2018, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (1): 30-34.

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Epidemiological survey on hydatid disease in livestock in Tibet Autonomous Region

Wang-jie SUOLANG1, Wei-ping WU2, Wang-jiu DANZHEN1, Zhang-you LONG1, Qu-zhen DANZENG1, Zhao-hui LUO1, Qu-zhen GONGSANG1,*()   

  1. 1 Tibet Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Lhasa 850000, China
    2 National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention; WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases; National Center for International Research on Tropical Diseases, Ministry of Science and Technology; Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology, Ministry of Health, Shanghai 200025, China
  • Received:2017-12-26 Online:2018-02-28 Published:2018-03-14
  • Contact: Qu-zhen GONGSANG E-mail:gongsang1212@126.com

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the prevalence of hydatid disease and influencing factors in livestock in Tibet Autonomous Region. Methods A simple and stratified random sampling method was used to select villages of different types of production according to the proportions of populations in pastoral area, semi-agricultural and semi-pastoral area, agricultural area and town, from 63 counties in seven prefectures (cities) (Shigatse, Qamdo, Nagqu, Lhasa, Shannan, Nyingchi and Ali) of Tibet Autonomous Region. Ten sheep (pigs) or 5 cattle were selected in each village to examine cysts in liver and lung, accompanied by recording the animal age and number of cysts found. Twenty families were randomly selected in each village to collect basic information including householder name, family size, ethnicity, numbers of dogs, sheep and/or cattle raised, number of livestock slaughtered in each year and the slaughtering time, source of drinking water. Logistic regression analysis was performed using livestock having hydatid cyst(s) as dependent variable Y and using city, livestock type, tooth age and type of production as independent variable X. Results A total of 2 143 livestock were examined, comprising 995 cattle (46.43%), 1 047 sheep (48.86%), and 101 pigs (4.71%), and comprising 834 (38.92%) from pastoral areas, 922 (43.02%) from semi-agricultural and semi-pastoral area, 362 (16.89%) from agricultural area, and 25 (1.17%) from town. The infection rate of hydatid cysts in livestock was 13.21% (283/2 134), and that in sheep, cattle and pigs were 18.24% (191/1 047), 9.15% (91/995), 0.99% (1/101), respectively (χ2 = 50.633, P < 0.01). The cysts were mainly distributed in liver (69.9%, 178/283). The infection rate was highest in Ali (28.82%, 66/229), and lowest in Nyingchi (0.71%, 1/140) (χ2 = 123.946, P < 0.01). Among different tooth age groups, the infection rate was the highest in the age group of > 10 tooth age (18.85%, 33/175) (χ2 = 14.488, P < 0.01). Among different production types, the highest infection rate was detected in pastoral area (17.03%, 142/834) and lowest in town (no livestock infected) (χ2 = 26.316, P < 0.01). Of the 7 334 families surveyed, up to 6 722 raised livestock (91.7%), and 5 286 slaughtered livestock by themselves (72.1%), and the slaughter mainly occurred in November. Multivariate analysis showed that the infection rate of hydatid cysts in livestock was correlated with prefecture (city), species of livestock, tooth age, and type of production. Conclusion There is a high prevalence of hydatid disease in sheep and cattle in Tibet Autonomous Region. Comprehensive measures are needed to reduce the infection.

Key words: Hydatid disease, Livestock, Tibet Autonomous Region, Prevalence

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