title: A survey of gastro-intestinal parasitic infection in domestic and wild birds in Chittagong and Greater Sylhet, Bangladesh.
abstract: A survey of gastrointestinal parasitic infection as determined by faecal examination was conducted among domestic and wild birds in Bangladesh. Birds were sampled from households, wet markets and wetlands in Chittagong and Greater Sylhet districts during April 2012 to February 2013. Mist nets were used to catch resident wild and migratory birds. The overall prevalence of parasitic infection ranged among locations from 25 to 55% in indigenous domestic ducks (live bird samples=304), 20% in resident wild birds (environmental faecal samples=40) and 40% in migratory birds (live bird samples=35). The prevalence of parasitic infection was significantly higher in indigenous domestic ducks collected during summer (39%) than winter (22%) (p=0.04). In domestic indigenous ducks and Muscovy ducks, both single and multiple types of parasitic infections were found. However, other domestic birds and wild birds often had a single type of parasitic infection. Ascaridia spp. with an average egg load of 50-900, was commonly detected in faecal samples of domestic and wild birds in this study. Other identified parasites were Capillaria spp. and Heterakis spp. both in domestic and wild birds. Improvement of biosecurity measures for household duck farms through educating and motivating household farmers could help mitigate the effects of parasitic infection on production.
authors.affiliation: Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chittagong, Bangladesh. Electronic address: ahasanul2010@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Md Ahasanul
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hoque
authors.affiliation: Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: Mohammad Mahmudul
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.affiliation: Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: Enamul
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Haque
authors.affiliation: Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: Amir Hossan
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Shaikat
authors.affiliation: Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: Shahneaz Ali
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: Abdul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alim
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia.
authors.forename: Lee Francis
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Skerratt
authors.affiliation: EcoHealth Alliance, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Ariful
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Islam
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Hein Min
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Tun
authors.affiliation: Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, Regional Support Unit for SAARC, Nepal.
authors.forename: Ravi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dissanayake
authors.affiliation: Department of Forestry, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: Tapan Kumar
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Day
authors.affiliation: Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: Nitish Chandra
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Debnath
authors.affiliation: Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: Mat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamage
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001459:Bangladesh / Q000453:epidemiology; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D001717:Birds; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010273:Parasitic Diseases, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D012621:Seasons
keywords: Bangladesh; Domestic and wild birds; Gastrointestinal parasites; Survey