Epidemiological Analysis of Theileriosis in Goats and Its Effect on Hematological Parameters in Southern Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Abstract

Theileriosis is among the emerging issues of the wild ungulates, especially in the tropical and sub-tropical parts of the globe. The study carried out was aimed at looking into the goats having the presence of Theleria infection by identifying the presence of the infection with the use of the microscope and to see the disease impact on the hematological points. 300 blood samples from asymptomatic goats were to be taken using a convenient sampling technique at random. The simple microscopic examination was done in the Clinical Medicine and Parasitology laboratory on all the blood samples. This has seen the percentage of positive outcomes being found 34 % in the three hundred total samples. The highest prevalence was recorded in female goats (55.88%) than male (44.1%) and statistically significant (p<.04) / non-significant (P< .002) difference was observed Area wise study was also observed where the highest prevalence was recorded in the District of Karak (25.49%), followed by Bannu (20.58%), Lakki Marwat (16.66%), DIKhan (13.72%), while the lowest prevalence was recorded in the District of Tank (11.76%). Statistically, a significant (p<.04) / (P< .002) non-significant difference was observed, where the p value (p<.0000). The alterations in hematological parameters were also observed, where the highest increase was observed in the District Karak (KC) 26/103×100. while the number of DIKhan (DIK) 11/103×100 was seriously decreased.