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Echinococcus granulosus infection in dogs in Tambool, Sudan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

M. B. Saad  and
M. Magzoub
M. B. Saad
Affiliation:
Veterinary Research Administration, P. O. Box 8067, Alamarat, Khartoum, Sudan.
M. Magzoub
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Khartoum, Sudan.
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Abstract

In the Tambool area (Central eastern Sudan) a survey was made of the infection rate of Echinococcus granulosus in dogs. From the total of 49 dogs shot by the police authority, 25 (51%) had E. granulosus in their intestines. The range of worm recovery was 7 to 28,400. These high infection and recovery rates could be explained by the rate of infection in the intermediate host (camel) slaughtered in the area.

Keywords

dogSudanEchinococcus granulosuscamel
Type
Research Papers
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 60 , Issue 4 , December 1986 , pp. 299 - 300
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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