Zoonotic Parasites in Slaughtered Animals of Sanadaj Slaughterhouse

Zoonotic parasites are a broad range of diseases Which are of great health and economic importance. The purpose of this study was to identify the Zoonotic diseases in slaughtered animals in Sanadaj slaughterhouse. This cross sectional study was done on gastrointestinal tract 273 slaughtered animals including 164 sheep, 45 and 64 gastrointestinal tract of sheep, goats and cattle were collected, respectively, and transferred to the laboratory of Parasitology. Data analysis was done by SPSS software. Results showed that the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites of sheep, goats and cattle were 29%, 38% and 8%, respectively. The prevalence of fasciola in the liver of sheep, goats and cattle were 5.49%, 4.4% and 25.6%, respectively. The prevalence of dicrocelium of liver: 3.05%, 2.2% and 3.1%, the prevalence of lung worms in sheep and goats were 8.54% and 4.4%, respectively, but there was no pulmonary infection in cattle. The prevalence of hydatic cyst in the liver of sheep, goats and cattle were 6.25%, 2.2%, 4.27%, the prevalence of hydatic cyst in lung were 7.32%, 11.11%, 9.37%, respectively. In this study, 19 parasite species from sheep (12 nematodes, 4 cestodes, 3 trematodes), 11 parasite species from goats (7 nematodes, 2 cestodes, 2 trematodes), 7 parasite species from cattle (3 nematodes, 1 cestode, 3 trematodes) were isolated. According to our results, there is a high prevalence of Zoonotic parasites in Sanandaj livestock animals. Which, in addition to imposing economic losses and health risks for the human, Increases the need for wider health measures to control diseases