Md Hasanuzzaman Talukder

• D.V.M MS in Parasitology PhD
• Professor (Full) at Bangladesh Agricultural University

Bovine anaplasmosis is an infectious, tick-borne disease caused by Anaplasma species, which is accountable for huge economic loss in dairy industry. This study was aimed to determine the seroprevalence of bovine anaplasmosis on randomly selected 61 commercial dairy farms in 3 intensive regions of Bangladesh. A total of 1472 sera were analysed using...

Toxocara vitulorum is one of the deadliest parasite of buffalo calves in Bangladesh. This study was conducted to explore genetic variability within and among the T. vitulorum populations in buffalo calves of Bangladesh. Genomic DNA was extracted, ITS2, COX1 and NAD1 gene were amplified and sequenced. Distinct 29 ITS2, 21 unique NAD1 and 24 COX1 gen...

Black Bengal goat (BBG) is a native breed of Bangladesh and its ability in reducing the establishment of H. contortus infection through cellular and immune responses was unexplored. In vitro larval motility in response to PBMC, in vivo larval infectivity assay, differential blood cell counts, histopathology, cytokine and transcription expression ha...

The model organism Caenorhabditis elegans has significantly advanced several biological fields like developmental biology and neuroscience due to its simple morphology, facilitating precise investigations into neural circuitry. Its extensive genetic and molecular study has provided invaluable data for genetic manipulation and loci mapping. The biol...

Fascioliasis is one of the most common foodborne zoonotic infection of ruminants in Bangladesh. To estimate the prevalence and associated risk factors of fascioliasis and extent of liver damage, 825 livers of sheep and goats were randomly inspected during onsite slaughterhouse visiting in Naogaon, Natore, Rajshahi and Joypurhat districts. The overa...

Bovine anaplasmosis is a highly transmissible obligatory intra-erythrocytic tick-borne bacterial disease (TBD) of cattle and other ruminants caused by the Anaplasma marginale, A. centrale and A. bovis. The study was designed to determine the seroprevalence and their phenotypic risk factors of bovine anaplasmosis in commercial cattle farms in select...

Fascioliasis is one of the most common foodborne zoonotic infection of ruminants in Bangladesh. To estimate the prevalence and associated risk factors of fascioliasis and extent of liver damage, 825 livers of sheep and goats were randomly inspected during onsite slaughterhouse visiting in Naogaon, Natore, Rajshahi and Joypurhat districts. The overa...

Nematode infections impact human and livestock health mostly in developing nations. Anthelmintic resistance in nematode has become a global issue. Caenorhabditis elegans is emerging as a useful model system to uncover anthelmintic potential of novel compounds and offers high throughput screening (HTS) that is not possible with parasitic nematodes....

Background: Trichostrongylus is one of the most important nematodes infecting animals and humans. The current study was designed to identify the Trichostrongylus species infecting goats by multiplex PCR and phylogenetic analysis. Methods: A total of 124 goats' viscera were collected from different abattoirs of Mymensingh division. Trichostrongyl...

Haemonchus contortus is the most prevalent and pathogenic gastrointestinal nematodes (GINs) in ruminants causing extensive economic losses. It is essential to estimate the efficacy of common commercially available anthelmintics against Hae-monchus contortus parasite. Here, we standardized an ex-vivo culture platform for H. contortus and evaluated t...

Background Babesia and Theileria are potential threats to the livestock industry, causing considerable economic losses. These tick‐borne blood parasites are more prevalent in crossbred cattle than local cattle in Bangladesh. Objectives To confirm the species of Babesia and Theileria in crossbred cattle from the northern part of Bangladesh using co...

Anthelmintic resistance against gastrointestinal nematodes especially H. contortus of sheep and goat is a global issue. To address the gravity and extension of AR in Bangladesh, genotyping of 160 adult H. contortus parasites were performed to confirm benzimidazole resistance allele from different geographic zones of Bangladesh based on allele speci...

Surveillance was conducted to investigate the ecto-and endo-parasitic (gastrointestinal) infections of bapard cattle farm from July 2020 to June 2021 at the Laboratories of BAPARD and Department of Parasitology, BAU. In the study area, a total number of 600 fecal samples and 250 ectoparasites were collected and investigated. Fecal samples were exam...

Gastrointestinal nematode parasitism is the greatest problem facing small ruminant livestock, largely due to development of anthelmintic resistance. Of particular concern, hematophagous nematodes of the family Trichostrongylidae (Haemonchus, Trichostrongylus, Nematodirus) are common etiologic agents for this economically important disease. Developm...

Fasciola gigantica is a food-borne zoonotic trematode that affect around 80% livestock of Bangladesh. Many flukicides are being used in Bangladesh, however 120 flukes had been recovered from a single goat liver in spite of treatment. This indicates possibility of drug resistance in flukes. This study aimed to explore the flukicidal resistance in F....

The present study is the first molecular characterization of T. vitulorum based on COX1 and ITS2 gene amplification in Bangladesh which is essential for an in-depth understanding of T. vitulorum epidemiology and infection status. Phylogenetic analysis of COX1 and ITS2 gene of T. vitulorum revealed that all T. vitulorum genotypes produced in this st...

Trichostrongylus is one of the most economically important and zoonotic trichostrongylid nematode infecting both animals and humans, causing a disease known as trichostrongyliasis. The study was designed to identify Trichostrongylus species infecting goats by morphology-morphometry followed by multiplex PCR and phylogenetic characterization. A tota...

Toxocariasis is a paramount parasitic disease having > 50% prevalence among newborn buffalo calves in Bangladesh. The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy of clinically used anthelmintics and their subsequent effect on the haematological parameters and body weight in buffalo calves in commercial buffalo farms in coastal region. Thirt...

Fasciola gigantica, the causative agent of tropical fasciolosis, is a food-borne zoonotic trematode that affects around 80% livestock of Bangladesh. Triclabendazole (TCBZ), nitroxynil (NTON) and oxyclozanide (OCZN) are frequently used against fascioliasis; however, the current status of potency of these flukicides was unknown. In this study, in vit...

. Fish-borne zoonotic parasites are a rapidly increasing health hazards for human in all over the world. There is a scarcity of information on the fish-borne zoonotic parasite infection in Bangladesh. The present study was aimed to investigate fish-borne helminth parasites in Bhola district. A total of 300 fresh fish samples were collected randomly...

Hookworms are the most common and voracious blood-sucking parasites of the small intestines of mammalian hosts such as dogs, cats, ruminants and humans. Canine hookworms are endemic in the Southeast Asian countries including Bangladesh. There is scarcity of information on the prevalence of hookworms of stray dogs in Bangladesh. The present study de...

A cross sectional study was carried out for six months from July to December, 2020 at Sheep and Goat Research Program (SGRP), Guthichaur, Jumla in order to know the prevalence or occurrence of diseases and disorders in sheep. Sheep of the farm were examined for occurrence of diseases, diagnosed based on clinical signs and treated accordingly....

Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) is popularly known as the black gold of South Asia, consisting of 97% of the world buffalo population. Among the parasitic infections, Toxocara vitulorum is one of the most common and harmful parasites of buffalo calves in Bangladesh. A cross-sectional study was conducted to explore the prevalence and associated risk facto...

Toxocariasis is a paramount parasitic disease having over 50% prevalence among newborn buffalo calves in Bangladesh. The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy of clinically used anthelmintics and their subsequent effects on the hematological parameters and body weight in buffalo calves in commercial buffalo farms in coastal region. Th...

Gastrointestinal nematode infections of livestock are ranked in the top twenty diseases affecting small-holder farmers’ livestock. Mecistocirrus digitatus is one of the most prevalent parasitic nematode among the trichostrongylids causing severe health hazards leading to production losses in cattle worldwide. This study was conducted to explore the...

Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) is endemic in Bangladesh, but its spatial distribution and risk factors have not yet been reported. Using four years of national-level, passive surveillance data (2014 to 2017), in this study we aimed to identify risk factors, create PPR risk maps and describe PPR time-space clusters. We selected PPR case records—ma...

Hymenolepis Rats Prevalence Mymensingh Hymenolepis nana and Hymenolepis diminuta are globally widespread zoonotic cestodes and rats act as main reservoir host of these cestodes. Wild brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) are the most common rats usually live in human's dwellings, especially in areas of low socioeconomic status and low levels of hygiene pr...

Toxoplasmosis is a zoonotic protozoan parasitic disease caused by Toxoplasma gondii. The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of T. gondii infection in sheep, goats and cattle in Chattogram division. In his study a total of 220 sera samples from different animals were collected from different herds of Chattogram division. Among...

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is highly endemic in Bangladesh. Using passive surveillance data (case records from all 64 districts of Bangladesh, 2014–2017) and district domestic ruminant population estimates, we calculated FMD cumulative incidence per 10,000 animals at risk per district, conducted cluster (Moran’s spatial autocorrelation and scan s...

Buffalo is an integral part of livestock in Bangladesh of which coastal region possesses more than 40%.There is no definite ideal health management system for coastal buffalo farming such as housing, breeding, de-worming, vaccination, animal identification and record-keeping. Factors like genetic makeup, poor nutritional and management practices, e...

Buffalo is an integral part of livestock in Bangladesh of which coastal region possesses more than 40%.There is no definite ideal health management system for coastal buffalo farming such as housing, breeding, de-worming, vaccination, animal identification and record-keeping. Factors like genetic makeup, poor nutritional and management practices, e...

Whipworms are parasitic nematodes that live in the gut of more than 500 million people worldwide. Owing to the difficulty in obtaining parasite material, the mouse whipworm Trichuris muris has been extensively used as a model to study human whipworm infections. These nematodes secrete a multitude of compounds that interact with host tissues where t...

Toxoplasmosis is a zoonotic disease, occurs in almost all warm blooded animals including human beings and is caused by a global protozoan intracellular parasite Toxoplasma gondii. It is estimated that one third of the world human population have been infected by this parasite. This protozoan causes a significant public health problem in humans and...

The study was planned to apply the PCR method for detection of T. gondii infection in sheep, goats and cattle aborted fetuses from Mymensingh, Bangladesh. A total of 58 fetal tissue samples (brain, liver, heart, skeletal muscle and placenta) of sheep (5), goats (5) and cattle (2) were selected for study. Aborted fetuses were taken from serologicall...

Gastrointestinal nematode causes significant production losses in grazing ruminants and anthelmintic resistance are increasing at an alarming rate. The aim of this study was to evaluate the in vitro anthelmintic effects of tannin-containing plant Artemisia vulgaris against stomach worm Haemonchus contortus of goat. In this respect, in vitro anthelm...

Heartworm is a global problem caused by Dirofilaria immitis that occurs in some carnivores in tropics and subtropics including some temperate countries. There is also a public health implication, since infection in human is occasionally reported. We investigated the prevalence of D. immitis among carnivores and to identify its vectors and to correl...

Canine hookworm infection is endemic in Southeast Asian countries. Infections occur in an estimated 740 million people worldwide. The species has been reported in dogs and cats in South Asia but there is very limited information on canine hookworm in Bangladesh. The study was conducted to determine the prevalence of canine hookworm infection by fec...

Anthelmintic resistance has become a global problem that threatens livestock production worldwide. The present study was investigated the status of anthelmintic resistance in gastrointestinal (GI) nematodes of small ruminants in two organized sheep and goat farms in two different areas of Bangladesh by fecal egg count reduction test (FECRT) for alb...

Access to safe food is a basic human right. Food-borne parasites are often referred to as neglected diseases and parasites have not received the same level of attention from the food safety perspective as other food-borne biological and chemical hazards. However, they cause a high burden of disease in humans. The infections may have prolonged, seve...

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), an important tropical disease, is caused by the intracellular protozoan parasites of the Leishmania donovani complex. VL is a serious public health problem in the Indian subcontinent, and there are 40,000-45,000 cases per year in Bangladesh 1. VL, caused by L. infantum (synonym L. chagasi) is a zoo-notic disease, and is...

Toxoplasmosis is a cosmopolitan parasitic zoonosis, infecting human and other warm blooded animals worldwide. This disease has economic importance in regard to animal reproduction, and it leads to abortions and neonatal complications in humans. This study was carried out to determine the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in sheep, cattle, cats an...

Toxoplasmosis is a cosmopolitan parasitic zoonosis, infecting human and other warm blooded animals worldwide. This disease has economic importance in regard to animal reproduction, and it leads to abortions and neonatal complications in humans. This study was carried out to determine the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in sheep, cattle, cats an...

Whipworms are parasitic nematodes that live in the gut of more than 500 million people worldwide. Owing to the difficulty in obtaining parasite material, the mouse whipworm Trichuris muris has been extensively used as a model to study human whipworm infections. The importance of excretory/secretory (ES) products in governing host–parasite interacti...

Anthelmintic resistance (AR) to commonly used dewormers is one of the major world-wide constrain in livestock production. The present study was investigated the status of AR in BAU dairy farm, Mymensingh and Talukder dairy farm, Sirajganj. Faecal egg count reduction test (FECRT) was applied to assess AR in cattle of two dairy farms during January t...

Buffalo is the most important livestock commodities for milk, meat production and several other multipurpose uses distributed densely from southern tarai to northern mid-hills in Nepal. Among several internal parasitic diseases fascioliasis is highly economic one caused by Fasciola in buffaloes. However, there are only few studies carried on preval...

The study was carried out to determine the anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibody in human, goats, sheep and cat in the selected areas of Savar, Dhaka and Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) campus, Mymensingh, Bangladesh. A total of 116 blood samples of which 75 human, 15 goats, 15 sheep and 11 cats samples were collect and tested immediately by usi...

Whipworms are parasitic nematodes that live in the gut of more than 500 million people worldwide. Owing to the difficulty in obtaining parasite material, the mouse whipworm Trichuris muris has been extensively used as a model to study human whipworm infections. These nematodes secrete a multitude of compounds that interact with host tissues where t...

Whipworms are parasitic nematodes that live in the gut of more than 500 million people worldwide. Due to the difficulty in obtaining parasite material, the mouse whipworm Trichuris muris has been extensively used as a model to study human whipworm infections. These nematodes secrete a multitude of compounds that interact with host tissues where the...

To estimate the seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis and risk factors for seropositivity in sheep, goats and cattle in Dhaka, Mymensingh, Sirajganj and Chittagong districts in Bangladesh, 1104 sera samples (552 sheep, 300 goats and 252 cattle) were randomly selected and tested by an indirect enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (iELISA). The overall seropr...

Parasitic helminth infections in livestock are responsible for significant economic losses particularly in developing and tropical regions of the world. Soil-transmitted helminths affect more than 1.5 billion people causing great socio-economic impact. Among these, hookworms, roundworms and whipworms are of particular importance due to their high e...

Abstract No: 4921 8 Sept 2017, 1500 – 1515 Toxoplasmosis is a zoonotic protozoan disease. The objective of the study was to estimate the seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis along with associated factors in sheep, goats and cattle in Dhaka, Mymensingh, Sirajganj and Chittagong districts in Bangladesh. A total of 1104 sera sample (552 sheep, 300 goats...

Parasitic helminth infections in livestock are responsible for significant economic losses particularly in developing and tropical regions of the world. Soil-transmitted helminths affect more than 1.5 billion people causing great socio-economic impact. Among these, hookworms, roundworms and whipworms are of particular importance due to their high e...

Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite which can infect virtually all warm blooded animals including humans. The present study was conducted to determine the seroprevalence of T. gondii infection in goats (Capra hircus) and risk factors as well. A total of 159 caprine sera samples collected randomly from Inaruwa municipality and surrounding area...

Bovine trichomoniasis is a venereal disease caused by the protozoa Tritrichomonas foetus. The aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence of T. foetus in cattle and associated risk factors. A total of 200 samples from 183 cows and 17 bulls were collected from Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Bangladesh Agricultural University; Mymensingh distri...

Abstract Background A retrospective observational study was conducted to identify fascioliasis hotspots, clusters, potential risk factors and to map fascioliasis risk in domestic ruminants in Bangladesh. Cases of fascioliasis in cattle, buffalo, sheep and goats from all districts in Bangladesh between 2011 and 2013 were identified via secondary sur...

Farming the cattle, sheep and goats form the core of livestock industry throughout the world. The farm industry suffers from major economic losses due to reproductive diseases.The infectious diseases can travel undetected in herds and result in unforeseen abortion outbreaks, can cause newborn deaths and induce infertility and result in a persistent...

The infectious diseases can travel undetected in herds and result in unforeseen abortion outbreaks, can cause newborn deaths and induce infertility and result in a persistent or recurring infection in herds with long-term poor reproductive performance The major ruminant infectious diseases affecting herd reproduction are Toxoplasmosis, Neosporosis,...

p>This study was undertaken to investigate the effect of sulphaclozine sodium and toltrazuril for the treatment of experimentally induced caecal coccidosis. Day-old chicks (n=96) reared in a coccidia free condition divided into six Groups (A, B, C, D, E and F) each having 4 subgroups of 4 chicks in each. At the age of 23 days the chicks were infect...

Parasitic infections are among the most neglected tropical diseases. Many species of helminths are parasitic multicellular organisms of medical and economic importance, as they infect humans and sometimes induce fatal diseases. Parasitic helminth and protozoan infections in livestock are responsible for significant economic losses due to decrease...

This study was designed to investigate the anti-coccidial efficacy of aloe (Ghritokumari, Aloe vera) and tea (Camellia sinensis) granule experimentally induced caecal coccidiosis in broiler chickens. Day old 100 chicks reared in coccidia free condition for 20 days were divided into four groups each having 5 subgroups of 5 chicks in each. At 21 days...

This study was designed to investigate the anti-coccidial efficacy of aloe (Ghritokumari, Aloe vera) and tea (Camellia sinensis) granule experimentally induced caecal coccidiosis in broiler chickens. Day old 100 chicks reared in coccidia free condition for 20 days were divided into four groups each having 5 subgroups of 5 chicks in each. At 21 days...

Neosporosis in cows causes abortion during 5 to 6 months of pregnancy, stillbirth, weak calves and a decrease in milk production. Neosporosis could spread easily by contamination of feed with faecal oocysts discharged from dogs. A number of studies in Bangladesh indicated that abortion in cows is one of the reasons of production loss in dairy farmi...

Doxycycline sensitivity against in vitro cultured Babesia gibsoni was evaluated by real-time PCR and parasitemia. The culture of B. gibsoni was successfully continued and mean parasitemia was 4.63% when in vitro drug sensitivity test was started. The drug sensitivity test by the real-time PCR calculated the gene copy number from cultured sample. Ev...

Trichosrtongylus spp., Looss, 1905 is one of the important nematode of alimentary canal that causes a great harm to the ruminants. The study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of Trichostrongylus spp. and effects of temperature, pH, humidity, light and dark, nutrient and other media on the hatching of eggs, the development and survival of l...

To identify tick-borne pathogens in blood samples from 68 dogs were examined for Babesia, Anaplasma/Ehrichia, Mycoplasma, and Hepatozoon spp. by using a molecular tool. The detection of DNA was performed using specific primers for partial 16S rRNA or 18S rRNA sequence, and amplicon sequences were analyzed. Our investigation detected Babesia gibsoni...

To identify tick-borne pathogens in blood samples from 68 dogs were examined for Babesia, Anaplasma/Ehrichia, Mycoplasma, and Hepatozoon spp. by using a molecular tool. The detection of DNA was performed using specific primers for partial 16S rRNA or 18S rRNA sequence, and amplicon sequences were analyzed. Our investigation detected Babesia gibsoni...

Balantidium coli is a common protozoan disease of animals. A total of 151 buffaloes were examined through faecal examination, of which 68 (45.03%) found to be infected with B. coli infection. Prevalence of B. coli infection was relatively higher in adult buffaloes (49.52%) aged > 5 years than young (39.29%) aged > 2-≤ 5 years and buffalo calves (27...

An atovaquone (ATV)-resistant Babesia gibsoni was developed by in vitro exposure of uncloned wild type (WT) B. gibsoni to 800 nM ATV for 6 days. Sequence analysis of mitochondrial genes showed a single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) at cytb nt363 (G to T) that resulted in the substitution of methionine with isoleucine (M121I), which is one of the SN...

This study aimed to investigate and compare the antagonistic effects of atipamezole and yohimbine on medetomidine-induced diuresis in healthy dogs. Five dogs were used repeatedly in each of 8 groups. One group was not medicated. Dogs in the other groups received 20 microg/kg of medetomidine intramuscularly and, 0.5 h later, saline (as the control i...

This study aimed to investigate and compare the effects of medetomidine and xylazine on diuretic and hormonal variables in healthy dogs. Five dogs, used in each of 11 groups, were injected intramuscularly with physiological saline solution (control), 5, 10, 20, 40, and 80 microg/kg of medetomidine, and 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, and 4 mg/kg of xylazine. Urin...

The aim of this study was to investigate and compare the antagonistic effects of atipamezole and yohimbine on xylazine-induced diuresis in healthy dogs. Five healthy male beagles were assigned to each of the 8 treatment groups in a randomized design at 1-week intervals in the same dog. One group was not medicated. The dogs in the other groups recei...

Prevention of heartworm is a key goal of pet wellness. An experimental trial was carried out to induce the immunologic protection against Dirofilaria immitis infection in dogs during the period from July 2005 to November 2006. Â To evaluate the three protocols of immunization, dogs were separately immunized with gamma-irradiated infective larvae; w...

A field experiment on cauliflower (var. Rupa) was conducted in two consecutive years from November 2000 to March 2002 in sandy clay loam soil at the Agricultural Research Station, Raikhali, Rangamati Hill District to observe the effect of irrigation and mulch materials on its yield, yield attributes and profitability. Twenty combinations of treatme...

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Scavenging chickens (n=780; from six regions were investigated: 730 (93.6%) were positive for at least· one type of parasite. The rate of infestations in nematode, cestode, trematode and lice were 77.2'Yu,58.7%, 4.6°1<, and 66.9'X" respectively. The rate of infestation with the species Acuaria spp. Ascaridia galli, Heterakis gallinarum, Capillaria...

Subclinical Anaplsma infection among crossbred cattle in Milk vita projecta area had been investigated with a 33.33% prepavelce and mortality during 2001.

Among the slaughtered native chickens the prevalence of Acuaraia infection was 49.5%. A haemolusoa was 36% and A spiralis was 13.5% infection from gizzard and proventriculus have been reported.

Development of infective L3 stages of Haemonchus and Oesophagostomum in Laboratory conditions