Prevalence of Unilocular Hydatidosis in Slaughtered Animals in Aden Governorate , Yemen

The prevalence of cystic echinococcosis (CE) or unilocular hydatidosis caused by Echinococcus granulosus was investigated in four central abattoirs in Aden Governorate, Yemen during the period from October 2008- March, 2009. An overall infection rate with hydatid cysts in carcasses of 7507 livestock...

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Published inJordan journal of biological sciences Vol. 5; no. 2; pp. 121 - 124
Main Authors Al-salami , Obad M, Muqbil , Nagat A, Arabh , Hiam A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Az Zarqa' - Jordan The Hashemite University : The Deanship of Scientific Research and Graduate Studies 06.01.2012
The Hashemite University, Deanship of Academic Research and Graduate
Subjects
ANIMAL DISEASES
ECHINOCOCCOSIS
ECHINOCOCCUS
HYDATIDOSIS
Parasitic Diseases
YEMEN
أمراض الحيوان
الأمراض الطفيلية
المكورة الشوكية
اليمن
داء الكييسات المائية
داء المشوكات
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Summary:The prevalence of cystic echinococcosis (CE) or unilocular hydatidosis caused by Echinococcus granulosus was investigated in four central abattoirs in Aden Governorate, Yemen during the period from October 2008- March, 2009. An overall infection rate with hydatid cysts in carcasses of 7507 livestock (2576 sheep, 4809 goats, 117 cattle and 5 camels) was 0.7 % with 1.1 %, O.5 %, and 2.6 % in sheep, goats and cattle respectively. None of the camels was found infected. The infection rates were greater in > two years old animals and while the infection was greater among female sheep and goats than males, only male cattle were found infected. Liver cysts were found in 59.3 % of infected animals and 37 % had multiple cysts involving both liver and lungs. In contrast, 3.7 % of infected animals showed cysts in the lungs only. While fertile cysts were found in 78% of infected animals, sterile and calcified cysts were found in 12.7 % and 9.3 %, respectively.
ISSN:1995-6673