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Bovine fasciolosis is a parasitic disease caused by liver flukes of the genus Fasciola, transmitted by snails, which causes substantial morbidity and mortality in cattle. A cross-sectional investigation assessed the prevalence and associated risk factors of this infection in Injibara town. Faecal sedimentation analysis of 384 randomly selected cattle revealed an overall disease prevalence of 31.8 per cent. Infection rates varied significantly according to the age, breed, and body condition of the animals. In contrast, the sex of the cattle and their specific area of origin showed no statistically significant link to infection rates. The findings establish that fasciolosis is endemic across local grazing lands, driven by environmental conditions that favour the survival and proliferation of intermediate snail hosts and the parasite. Managing the disease effectively will require structured interventions, particularly seasonal de-worming regimes.
Fasciolosis threatens livestock health, causing severe illness and death in cattle. Identifying high infection rates and specific risk factors such as age and breed helps local veterinary services and livestock managers understand transmission dynamics. This evidence supports targeted parasite control efforts to protect herd health in grazing areas where conditions naturally favour snail populations and fluke survival.
The findings highlight demand for veterinary pharmaceutical interventions, specifically anthelmintic products suited for seasonal de-worming programmes in cattle. Potential users include local livestock owners, veterinary practitioners, and agricultural extension services seeking to reduce fluke burdens. While commercial de-worming therapeutics already exist, applying this research to deploy structured, time-specific de-worming schedules represents early-stage implementation at the local herd-management level rather than a novel product launch.
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Fasciolosis is a snail-borne parasitic disease caused by genus Fasciola liver flukes that leads to high morbidity and moderate to high mortality in cattle. A cross-sectional study was conducted from February to may 2026 to determine the prevalence and associated risk factors of bovine fasciolosis in Injibara town. A total of 384 cattle faecal samples were collected using simple random sampling techniques and subjected to the faecal sedimentation technique. The overall prevalence of fasciolosis was 122 (31.8%) [95%, CI=27.3-36.6]. Statistically significant variation (P < 0.05) was observed in the prevalence of fasciolosis among animals with different body conditions, ages and breeds. However, there was no statistically significant variation (P > 0.05) in the prevalence of fasciolosis based on sexes and origin of the animal. The present study revealed that infection of cattle by fasciolosis was attributed to the presence of favorable environment for the abundance of intermediate host and the parasite. The studies confirm the endemicity of fascioliasis at the study grazing lands. Appropriate strategies for the control of fascioliasis based on seasonal de-worming approach are suggested.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.vas.2026.100826
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