First recorded outbreak of Paramphistomum cervi in Andaman local goats (Capra aegagrus hircus) from Bay island of India: A brief communication

T SUJATHA; S MONDAL; A K DE; P PERUMAL; S SAWHNEY; P A BALA; J SUNDER; J PRAVEENRAJ; D BHATTACHARYA; E B CHAKURKAR

doi:10.56093/ijans.v93i1.121552

Authors

T SUJATHA ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands 744 105 India
S MONDAL West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, West Bengal 700 037 India
A K DE ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands 744 105 India
P PERUMAL ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands 744 105 India
S SAWHNEY ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands 744 105 India
P A BALA ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands 744 105 India
J SUNDER ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands 744 105 India
J PRAVEENRAJ ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands 744 105 India
D BHATTACHARYA ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands 744 105 India
E B CHAKURKAR ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands 744 105 India

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v93i1.121552

Keywords:

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Goats, Immature amphistomiasis, Outbreak

Abstract

This communication reports an outbreak of immature paramphistomiosis in Andaman local goats (Capra aegagrus hircus) along with report of mortality and gross as well as histopathological changes. During the month of September, 2021 there was report of 38.57% mortality in goats which was investigated in depth. Outbreak occurred at South Andaman district where goats were reared under semi intensive managerial system and allowed to graze in the morning in surrounding marshy land. The affected animals showed the symptoms of immature amphistomiasis; it was further confirmed on necropsy and identification of causative organism as Paramphistomum cervi based on its typical morphological features. Histopathological examination showed damaged structure of rumen with typical degenerative changes and initiation of necrotic changes of cells with infiltration of inflammatory cells. We report the outbreak of immature amphistomiasis for the first time from Andaman and Nicobar archipelago along with the causative agent.

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