Advances in Animal and Veterinary Sciences

Review Article
Adv. Anim. Vet. Sci. 3 (12): 617 - 628
http://dx.doi.org/10.14737/journal.aavs/2015/3.12.617.628
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Jyothimol G, Reghu Ravindran*

Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Lakkidi P.O., Wayanad – 673576, Kerala, India.

*Correspondence | Reghu Ravindran, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Lakkidi Wayanad – 673576, Kerala, India; Email: drreghuravi@yahoo.com


Abstract
Parasitic zoonoses are considered as serious threat in a developing country like India, despite improvements achieved in the status of education and awareness of the people. This review provides an elaborate account of present status of emerging/re-emerging parasitic zoonoses in the country. Various important parasitic zoonoses viz., angiostrongylosis, cryptosporidiosis, cysticercosis, dirofilariosis, fasciolopsiosis, gnathostomosis, hydatidosis, leishmaniosis, toxoplasmosis, trypanosomosis and paragonimosis are discussed in detail. The parasitic infections like amoebiosis, babesiosis, capillariosis, clonorchiosis, diphyllobothriosis, dipylidiosis, sparganosis, trichinellosis, tick infestation and scabies are also discussed as they are increasingly reported in recent years.

Keywords | Parasites, Zoonoses, India, Emerging, Re-emerging

Editor | Kuldeep Dhama, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Received | September 08, 2015; Revised | October 04, 2015; Accepted | October 05, 2015; Published | October 24, 2015

Citation | Jyothimol G, Ravindran R (2015). Emerging and re-emerging parasitic zoonoses in India. Adv. Anim. Vet. Sci. 3(12): 617-628.

ISSN (Online) | 2307-8316; ISSN (Print) | 2309-3331

Copyright © 2015 Jyothimol and Ravindran. 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.