Background:

Paramphistomosis is an emerging parasitosis. In Cuba, previous reports of Paramphistomum sp mainly focused on the description of circulating species. Aim: To determine the presence of paramphistomosis in slaughter cattle in Camagüey.

Methods:

The data of 550 slaughtered animals, collected between March and May 2017 from six municipalities of the province, were used. The independent variables of the study were municipalities and infested organs

Results:

The prevalence in slaughter cattle was 68.54%. The rumen-reticulum was found to have a significant difference with respect to rumen and reticulum. In spite of the high Paramphistomum sp infestation density, only 9.4% showed a frequency higher than the greatest infestation level (over 1000 paramphistomids). The municipality with the lowest prevalence was Najasa, with significant differences (p<0.05), compared to the mean prevalence observed. The 18S sequence was 99.7% identical to Cotylophoron cotylophorum. The phylogenetic analysis was done using the Neighbor-Joining method, with 1000 bootstrap replicas, which revealed that the Paramphistomum species found has an 85% likelihood of pertaining to the same clade of C. cotylophorum.

Conclusions:

In Camagüey, there is a low infestation intensity of Paramphistomum sp in slaughtered animals, with no specificity over a particular organ.