Studies on the Blood Samples of Gallus domesticus in Singur, Hooghly Districts of West Bengal identifies Prevalence of Haemosporidian Parasites

Souvik Khanra¹ , Chirandeep Dey² , Jayati Ghosh³

1. Post Graduate Department of Zoology, Barasat Government College; 10, K.N.C. Road, Barasat, 24 Pgs North, Kolkata-700124, West Bengal, India.
2. Department of Biochemistry, University of Calcutta, 35, Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata-700019, West Bengal, India.
3. Post Graduate Department of Zoology, Barasat Government College; 10, K.N.C. Road, Barasat, 24 Pgs North, Kolkata-700124, West Bengal, India.

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.10 , Issue.4 , pp.1-6, Aug-2023

Online published on Aug 31, 2023

Copyright © Souvik Khanra, Chirandeep Dey, Jayati Ghosh . This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
 

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Abstract :
With the availability of Dipteran blood-sucking vector species, different haemosporidian parasites infect avian hosts, including domestic chickens, Gallus domesticus (order Galliformes), and cause anemia, tissue damage, weight loss, and enlargement of the spleen and liver. As these parasites are diverse and widely distributed, studies on the occurrence of these parasites are important to monitor public health issues and emerging infections. The prevalence of these parasites in chickens was studied in Singur town in the Hooghly district of West Bengal during the period from September 2022 to May 2023. Blood samples from a total of 21 chickens were collected from local meat shops, and light microscopic observation of Giemsa stained thin films was done. Out of 21 samples, 10 birds were infected with haemosporidians which presents a total prevalence of 47.6%. Three genera of Apicomplexan parasites, namely Haemoproteus, Plasmodium and Babesia were identified in the blood smear of the chicken host. Among those, Haemoproteus spp. showed the maximum prevalence of 23.8% (5/21) followed by 19.04% for Plasmodium spp. (4/21) and 9.5% (2/21) for Babesia sp. Morphological characterization of normal blood cells in chickens was done and abnormal cellular changes due to haemoprotozoa infection were also observed.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Chickens, Haemosporidia, Parasites, Prevalence, Morphology

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