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- 1. Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Ilorin, Nigeria
- 2. Department of Veterinary Parasitology and Entomology, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria
- 3. North-East Zonal Biotechnology Centre of Excellence, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria
Abstract
The prevalence of haemoparasites of Clarias species in Lake Chad was determined using standard parasitological techniques. Out of the 220 Clarias species collected, 37 [16.8%] were positive for various haemoparasitic infections. The parasites encountered in Clarias were Ichtyobodo species 25 [11.4%] and Dactylosoma species 12 [5.5%]. Infection with Ichtyobodo species was 11[8.3%] among the male Clarias while 14 [15.9%] was encountered among the female. Similarly, no statistical variation was observed between sexes. However, infection with Dactylosoma species was found to be 4 [3.0%] in males and 8 [9.1%] among the females. Ichthyobodo infection was observed to be 16 [13.3%] and 9 [9.0%] among adult and juveniles Clarias, respectively. Meanwhile, Dactylosoma infection were 7 [5.8%] and 5 [5.0%] among the adult and juvenile Clarias, respectively. However, general Sex-wise prevalence showed that female Clarias were significantly [0.001%] more infected 22 [25.0%] than the male 15 [11.4%]. According to age, adults were equally more infected than the juveniles 14 [14.0%]; however, no statistical variation was observed between age group. It is highly imperative to use other screening methods like molecular and serological techniques for more sensitivity and specificity.