Prevalence of bovine fasciolosis based on faecal examination and abattoir survey in Karnataka
The prevalence of fasciolosis was evaluated in bovines based on coprological examination and postmortem liver examination of slaughtered cattle and buffaloes. The faecal examination of 130 cattle and 135 buffaloes revealed a prevalence of 9.9 % in cattle and 13.3 % in buffaloes respectively. The examination of livers from cattle and buffaloes (155 each) slaughtered at the KMPMCL abattoir revealed the prevalence of fasciolosis was 20.6 % in cattle and 22.5 % in buffaloes. The results were statistically significant in faecal examination and not significant in liver examination from cattle and buffaloes respectively.
Clinico-pathological studies on naturally-occurring bovine fascioliasis in India.
SUMMARY An investigation of the haematological, biochemical and pathobiological aspects of naturally-occurring bovine fascioliasis was made in India. A total of 813 buffaloes slaughtered throughout a year were examined and 113 were found positive for Fasciola gigantica; 20 healthy buffaloes were studied for comparison. Affected animals revealed reduction in total erythrocyte count, packed cell volume and haemoglobin content, increase in total leukocyte, lymphocyte and eosinophil counts along with a decrease in neutrophil count. Significantly higher values were obtained for the serum enzymes aspartate amino-transferase, alanine amino-transferase, alkaline phosphatase, ornithine transcarbamylase, sorbitol dehydrogenase, glutamic dehydrogenase and isocitric dehydrogenase. No significant changes were recorded in total protein, albumin and globulin values. Heavily-infected buffaloes showed emaciation and severe pathology in the liver and bile ducts. No lesions were recorded in the lungs and other organs.
Right coronary artery stenosis associated with tricuspid valve ring annuloplasty
A 70-year-old man with severe symptomatic functional mitral valve regurgitation underwent successful mitral valve repair combined with tricuspid valve ring annuloplasty. Pre-operative coronary angiography (CAG) showed no significant stenosis. One-and-a-half years later, the patient presented with an acute exacerbation of heart failure. Repeat CAG demonstrated tight stenosis in the right coronary artery (RCA) with arterial kinking that corresponded to the same point as the stenosis where the RCA is the closest to the tricuspid valve ring. The new lesion probably occurred as a consequence of the tricuspid valve ring annuloplasty.