Introduction

Department of Parasitology was established in 1923 with the aim to generate and disseminate scientific knowledge relating to Parasitology. The department is striving to create awareness among the public about the risks and losses associated with parasites. The department is playing key role in this regard through education and research. Post graduate programme was started in 1978 and so for more than 155 students have completed their M.Sc. (Hons), M. Phil and PhD degrees. Graduates of this department are serving in various national and international organizations. Currently about 30 students are pursuing their post-graduate studies out of which 14 students are in PhD program. Department has undergraduate and post graduate laboratories. In future, the department intends to establish advanced Parasitology laboratories in the field of immunoparasitology, molecular Parasitology and parasitic vaccines. The department is engage in basic & applied research for better understanding of parasitic problems of various hosts and their control.

Objectives

1. Teaching of D.V.M., M. Phil and PhD students in Parasitology.
2. Conduction of problem oriented basic and applied research with the involvement of post-graduate students.
3. Creation of awareness about parasites and their control.
4. Provision of diagnostic and identification services to the farmers and pet owners.
5. Training of stakeholders and para-veterinary staff through short courses and workshops.

Laboratory Facilities

Department is well equipped with facilities to undertake research in the discipline. Our laboratory is providing research facilities and has collaboration with other institutes. Department is also imparting diagnostic services to livestock farmers, Lahore Zoo, Brooke Hospital and various departments of the University.   

Advisory Services to Farmers

Advisory services are available to livestock farmers in parasite control to reduce the economic losses associated with them and to realize improved production by implementing better parasite control programs.

Research Priorities

1. Studies on the prevalence and control of zoonotic parasites.
2. Surveillance, diagnosis and control of important helminthic and protozoan infections of animals.
3. Studies on arthropods of veterinary importance, their control and insect borne diseases.

Staff Position

Chairman

Dr. Khalid Saeed

Professor

Prof. Dr. Azhar Maqbool
Prof. Dr. Kamran Ashraf

Associate Professor

Dr. Khalid Saeed
Dr. Muhammad Lateef

Assistant Professor

Wasim Shehzad
Muhammad Imran Rashid
Nisar Ahmad
Muhammad Haroon Akbar

Lecturer

Mr. Muhammad Oneeb

HEC Approved Supervisors

Prof. Dr. Azhar Maqbool
Muhammad Imran Rashid

Department Faculty Contributed Research Papers in National & International Journals.

1. K. Saeed, K. Ashraf & N. Ahmad. Cross sectional study on the occurrence of parasitic infections in buffaloes in Lahore. Pakistan Journal of Zoology Suppl. Ser. No.9, pp. 655 – 659, (Published in Nov. 2010).

2. K. Saeed, M. Ahmad, M. Lateef & T. Munir. An assessment of the economic losses caused by common GI parasites of Buffalo in Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Zoology Suppl. Ser. No.9, pp. 645 – 653, (Published in Nov. 2010).

3. Khalid Saeed, Zahida Qadir, Kamran Ashraf and Nisar Ahmad Study on the influence of intrinsic and extrinsic epidemiological factors on strongylosis in horses. J.A.P.S. 20(4): 277 – 280. (2010).

4. Muhammad A. Khan, Akhtar Tanveer, Muhammad Younus, Muhammad Shafiq,  K. Saeed, Hassan T. Ammara and Tariq J. Gill. Prevalence, organ specificity and economic impact of hydatidosis in the cattle slaughtered in the Lahore abattoir. IJAVMS, 4: 38 – 40 (2010).

5. Muhammad Asif, Khalid Saeed, Khushi Muhammad. Immune response and tick rejection pattern of midgut and salivary gland vaccines against locally prevalent Boophilus microplus ticks JAPS, 21(1): 12 – 15 (2011).

6. Ahsan Nadeem, Asim Aslam, Zafar Iqbal Chaudhary, Kamran Ashraf, Khalid Saeed, Nisar Ahmad, Ishtiaq Ahmad and Habib ur Rehman. Prevalence of surra in equines using indirect fluorescent antibody test. Pak. Vet. J. 31(2): 169 – 170 (2011).

7. N. Ahmad, A. Maqbool, K. Saeed, K. Ashraf and F. Qamar. Toxocariasis, its zoonotic importance and chemotherapy in dogs. JAPS 21 (2); 142 – 145 (2011).

8. Ficetola G, Coissac E, Zundel S, Riaz T, Shehzad W, Bessière J, Taberlet P, Pompanon F An In silico approach for the evaluation of DNA barcodes. BMC Genomics 11: 434 (2010)

9. MZ Shabbir, Muhammad Mudasser Nazir, Azhar Maqbool, Muhammad Lateef, Muhammad Abu Bakr Shabbir, Arfan Ahmad, Masood Rabbani, Tahir Yaqub, Muhammad Umar Sohail and Muhammad Ijaz. Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum and Brucella abortus in Dairy Cattle Herds with High Abortion Rates. J. Parasitol. 97(4) pp. 740-742 (2011).

10. SM Subtain, ZI Chaudhry, AA Anjum, A. Maqbool and U Sadique. Study on pathogenesis of low pathogenic Avian Influenza virus H9 in broiler chickens. Pakistan J. Zool. Vol 43(5) pp.999-1008 (2011)

11. Murad Ali Khan, A. Haleem Shah, Azhar Maqbool, Shakoor Ahmad, Zia-ur-Rahman and Abdul Wahab. Epidemiological survey of Scabies skin disease among different migrants in Khyber Pukhthoon Khawa (Pakistan). International Soc Sci J 3(2):1378 (2011).

12. Zafar M, A. Anjum, M. F. Qamar, M. I. Najeeb and A. Maqbool. Role of herbal polysaccharides as growth promoters in Broilers. Science International 23(2):159-161 (2011).
13. Ayaz. S, A. Maqbool, A. A. Anjum and S. Khan. Molecular epidemiological studies on Giardiasis in cattle. J. Vet. Med 7(1):1-9 (2011).
14. Rashid A, J. A. Khan, M. S. Khan, K. Rasheed, A. Maqbool and J. Iqbal. Chemotherapy of babesiosis among Lohi sheep in the live stock experimental station, Qadir abad, Pakistan. J. Venomous Anim. and Toxins including Trop. Dis 6(4):587-89 (2010).

15. Akhtar A. M, M. A. Khan, M. B. Ahmad, T. Ijaz, M. Ahmad and A. Maqbool and M. S. Shahzad. Impact of modern media about awareness of Hepatitis among university graduate students in Lahore, Pakistan IJAVMS 4(1):15-22 (2010).
16. Arshad G. M, A. Maqbool, M. F. Qamar, Syed M. Hussan Bukhari, H. A. Hashmi and M. Ashraf. Prevalence and ecology of fresh water snails in some selected districts of southern Punjab (Pakistan) Pak. J. Life Soc. Sci 9 (1):17-20 (2011).

17. Rashid, M. I.; Akbar, H.; Al-Araby, M.A.; Ismael, A.B.; Shehzad, W.; Ashraf, K. and Hashmi, H. A. Comparative efficacy of different toltrazuril doses against coccidiosis in broiler chickens. Mansoura, Vet. Med. J. (173 - 184 ) Vol. XI, No. 2, 2009.

18. Rashid, M. I; Hedhli D, Moire N, Pierre J, Debierre-Grockiego F, Dimier-Poisson I, et al. Immunological responses induced by a DNA vaccine expressing RON4 and by immunogenic recombinant protein RON4 failed to protect mice against chronic toxoplasmosis. Vaccine 2011 Nov 8;29(48):8838-46.

Courses Offered for M.Phil/Ph.D. in Parasitology