Across-sectional study was carried out on 333 of cattle
in Ganawa slaughterhouse in Omdurman locality, Khartoum
state, Sudan, during winter (December 2014 - January 2015).
The objectives of this study were to estimate the prevalence
of paramphistomiasis in cattle and to investigate the
potential risk factors associated with the disease.
The overall of cattle prevalence was found to be 21.9%
when tested by fecal sedimentation test. The prevalence of
the infection according to the age was 36.4% in animals
equal and less than three years and 21.4% more than three
years. The prevalence according to the sex was 21.9% for
male. The prevalence according to the breed of the animals
was 21.9% for local. The prevalence according to the body
condition was 20.8% for good condition and 83.3% for poor
condition. The prevalence according to the source of the
animals was 22.2% from East Darfur and 21.5% from South
Darfur, the prevalence according to the fasciola infection
was 12.3%. and the prevalence according to the
Schistosoma infection was 0.0% and the prevalence
according to the treatment of the disease was 24.9% for no
used of treatment and 7.1% for used of treatment.
9 Univariate analysis using the Chi-square, with
confidence intervals of 95% at a p-value =0.25 was used to
identify potential risk factors associated with fecal
sedimentation test- positivity for paramphistomiasis in
cattle. Significant positive risk factors associated with fecal
sedimentation test in the univariate analysis, there were
found to be age (x² = 1.386, p-value = 0.239), body
condition(x² = 13.463, p-value = 0.000), fasciola(x² = 7.623,
p-value = 0.006), Treatment of the disease (x² = 8.591, pvalue
= 0.003), There were also to be significant risk
factors associated with fecal sedimentation test positive in
the multivariate analysis.
The multivariate analysis, using logistic regression, with a
confidence intervals 95% p-value 0.05 was used to assess
the association between identified significant risk factors in
the univariate analysis in a combination towards a positive
fecal sedimentation test status for paramphistomiasis in
Cattle, the analysis showed association between the
paramphistomiasis in Cattle and in age (Exp (B) = 1.003),
body condition (Exp (B) = 0.056), fasciola (Exp (B) = 0.310)
and treatment of the disease (Exp (B) = 3.629).
It could be conclude that the potential risk factors (age,
body condition, fasciola and treatment of the disease) were
showed highly significant association with
paramphistomiasis.