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Feb 22, 2019DOI:
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Recherche des helminthes gastro-intestinaux chez <i>Equus quagga boehmi</i> (Zèbre de montagne) à Lubumbashi, RD Congo
Abstract
Objectif: Déterminer le parasitisme helminthique gastro-intestinal chez les zèbres de montagne vivant en permanence en captivité dans un espace réduit de Muyambo Park/ Lubumbashi.
Méthodologie et résultats: Il s’est agi d’une étude transversale descriptive basée sur l’analyse des matières fécales de 15 zèbres de montagne (Equus quagga boehmi) de Muyambo Park/Lubumbashi, RDC. Les techniques d’enrichissement par sédimentation de Brumpt et celle de la flottaison de Willis.ont été utilisées. Les résultats obtenus ont révélé un parasitisme helminthique de leur tube digestif. Parmi les parasites rencontrés nous avons relevé : 6 Nématodes et un Cestode. Ils ont été rangés par ordre de prévalence : Oxyuris spp. (24,4 p. 100), Trichostrongylus spp.et Strongylus spp. (20 p. 100 chacun), Trichonema spp. (12,2 p. 100), Triodontophorus spp. (11,1 p.100), Taenia spp. (7,7 p. 100) et Oesophagostomum spp. (4,4 p. 100). La moyenne d’oeufs calculés était de 1440/g de matières fécales pour un nombre approximatif de 893 vers adultes.
Conclusion et application des résultats: Ces résultats ont mis en évidence un haut degré de parasitisme helminthique chez ces zèbres pensionnaires de Muyambo Park. Nous suggérons la rotation saisonnière de pâturages pour casser les cycles biologiques des helminthes.
Mots-clés: Helminthes, Gastro-intestinaux, Zèbre, Muyambo Park, Lubumbashi
English Title: Search of gastrointestinal helminths among Equus quagga Boehmi (Grant's zebra) in Lubumbashi, DRC
English Abstract
Objective: Determine gastrointestinal helminthes parasitism in mountain zebras permanently living in captivity in a small area of MuyamboPark/ Lubumbashi, DRC.
Methodology and results: It was a descriptive cross-sectional study based on fecal matter analysis of 15 mountain’s zebras (Equus quagga boehmi) of Muyambo Park / Lubumbashi, DRC. Enrichment technique by sedimentation of Brumpt and that of the flotation of Willis were utilized. The results obtained revealed a parasitism helminthic of their digestive tract. Among the parasites encountered, those identified were 6 nematodes and 1 cestode. They have been stored by order of prevalence: Oxyuris spp (24,4%), Trichostrongylus spp and Strongylus spp (20%), Trichonema spp (12,2%), Triodontopharus spp (11,1%), Taenia spp (7,7%) and Oesophagostomum spp (4,4%). The average calculated eggs were 144/g of fecal for an approximate number of 893 adults worms.
Conclusion and application of results: These results have showed a high degree of parasitism helmintic among these zebras resident of Muyambo Park. We suggest seasonal rotation of pastures to break the biological cycles of helminths.
Keywords: Helminths, Gastrointestinal, Zebra
