Profile of major pork associated zoonotic parasites from northern India: A detailed seminal study

RAVI PRATAP CHAUHAN; HIRA RAM; R PANDA; A K NEHRA; T S VINAY; RAJAT  GARG; P S BANERJEE; M KARIKALAN; A K SHARMA; R K SINGH

doi:10.56093/ijans.v92i8.110971

Authors

RAVI PRATAP CHAUHAN ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122 India
HIRA RAM ICAR-IVRI, Izatnagar-243122 (U.P.)
R PANDA ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122 India
A K NEHRA ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122 India
T S VINAY ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122 India
RAJAT GARG ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122 India
P S BANERJEE 2Eastern Regional Station, ICARIndian Veterinary Research Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal
M KARIKALAN ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122 India
A K SHARMA ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122 India
R K SINGH ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh 243 122 India

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v92i8.110971

Keywords:

Cysticercus, Sarcocystis, Trichinella, Pork, India

Abstract

The present study was undertaken to document the status of three major pork associated zoonotic parasites, viz.
Taenia solium cysticercus, Sarcocystis suihominis and Trichinella spp., in two north Indian states (Uttar Pradesh and
Uttarakhand). Masseter, diaphragm, tongue and oesophageal muscles were collected from 450 pigs (domestic: 445,
wild: 05) and examined during November 2014 to October 2017. Muscle tissue samples were initially screened by
visual inspection followed by the muscle compression technique for visualization of the parasites. Tissue samples
were also subjected to acid-pepsin digestion for the recovery of Trichinella spp. larvae. Out of the 450 pigs examined, T. solium cysticercus was detected in 41 (9.11%) samples, whereas sarcocysts were detected in 315 (70%) samples. Nurse cell bearing Trichinella spp. larvae were recorded in the muscle tissues of a single (0.22%) wild boar and none of the muscle tissue samples from domestic pigs were positive for Trichinella spp. infection. However, the exact species of Trichinella infecting wild boar could not be established morphologically. The findings of the study are of substantial importance for understanding the maintenance and distribution of zoonotic parasites transmitted through pork consumption in the country.

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Author Biography

HIRA RAM, ICAR-IVRI, Izatnagar-243122 (U.P.)

Senior Scientist, Division of Parasitology

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