Prevalence and molecular characterization of ascarid nematodes in cattle population from Malakand Division, Pakistan
Ruhoollah, N. Rafiq, M. Kamal, W. Khan, T. Khan, S. Niaz, P. R. De Los Ríos-Escalante, M. Ben Said · 2025
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Description
Ruhoollah and co-authors survey parasitic worms in cattle in Pakistan's Malakand Division in a 2025 study. Roundworms of the ascarid group sicken cattle and cut farm income. Local data on their spread and genetics were thin.
The team collected 230 stool samples from five districts across a full year. Lab methods recovered worm eggs, and a gene marker was sequenced for species naming. Two species appeared: one in about thirty-one percent of samples and another in about twenty-one percent. The second had never been reported in Pakistan before. Infection ran highest in cattle grazing hilly areas. The authors confirm the gene marker as reliable and call for control studies.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ruhoollah, N. Rafiq, M. Kamal, W. Khan, T. Khan, S. Niaz, P. R. De Los Ríos-Escalante, M. Ben Said |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 33 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |