Studies on echinococcosis in Australia, 4: Prevalence of larval echinococcosis in feral pigs in Australia

Ninety five feral pigs shot in North Queensland were examined for echinococcosis. Echinococcal lesions were found in the lungs of 18 (18.9%) out of the feral pigs examined and in the livers of 3 (16.7%) out of the 18 feral pigs having lesions in the lungs. A large cyst (about 5 cm in diameter) havin...

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Published inJournal of the Faculty of Agriculture - Iwate University (Japan) Vol. 21; no. 1
Main Authors Sakamoto, T. (Iwate Univ., Morioka (Japan). Faculty of Agriculture), Hutchinson, G.W, Jenkins, D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.10.1992
Subjects
ANIMAL SALVAJE
ANIMAL SAUVAGE
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIE
CERDO
ECHINOCOCCOSE
ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS
ENCUESTAS
ENQUETE
EQUINOCOCOSIS
LARVAS
LARVE
MORBIDITE
MORBOSIDAD
PORCIN
SINTOMAS
SYMPTOME
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Summary:Ninety five feral pigs shot in North Queensland were examined for echinococcosis. Echinococcal lesions were found in the lungs of 18 (18.9%) out of the feral pigs examined and in the livers of 3 (16.7%) out of the 18 feral pigs having lesions in the lungs. A large cyst (about 5 cm in diameter) having an abundant protoscoleces was found in the lung of one pig. Echinococcal cysts having small number of protoscoleces were found in the lungs of 5 (27.8%) out of the 18 feral pigs having lesions in the lung. All cysts from other cases were sterile. four feral pigs in Yass and Wee Jasper, New South Wales were not infected with E. granulosus. However, echinococcal lesions were found in the lungs of 2 and the liver of one out of 3 feral pigs shot in Bond State forest, New south Wales. The echinococcal cysts were sterile. The echninococcal cysts from the feral pigs were classified into three types: unicellular, polymorphic and involutional
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ISSN:0579-2746