Incidence of Pathogenic Amphistomes Orthocoelium Scoliocoelium (Trematoda: Digenea) in Udaipur (Rajasthan)

The survey of different species of pathogenic amphistome parasites were observed in buffaloes (Bubals bubalis) is not uniform. The occurrence of infection of pathogenic amphistomes also fluctuate season wise. It is significant to note that the infection in buffaloes with Orthocoelium scoliocoelium was more prevalent compared to the rest of the amphistome species in rumen of buffaloes of Udaipur region. High incidence of infection with Orthocoelium scoliocoelium in buffaloes consistently for two years can be attributed to the presence of infected intermediated host, Indoplanorbis exustus round the year. The present study concluded that buffaloes are more susceptible to amphistomes infection irrespective of age, sex and season of the year. So, control of these parasites is essential and the further investigation is need, focusing on control procedures of amphistomes infection in buffaloes.