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A total of one hundred and seventy two rats was trapped from different localities, Rattus norvegicus and Rattus r. alexandrinus. The overall infection rate was 54% [93 out 172 rats]. The infection rates of identified parasites were 28% cestodes [23.8% Hymenolepis diminuta and 7% Cysticercus fasciolaris], 8% Acanthocephala species [Moniliformis moniliformis] and 7% nematodes [Strongyloides species]. On the other hand, 40.7% were infected with protozoa [22.7% Cryptosporidium parvum, 20.3% C. muris, 8% Giardia lamblia and 12.8% Entamoeba cysts]
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Animals, Laboratory , Animals, Wild , Parasitic Diseases/transmission , Parasites , Parasitic Diseases, AnimalABSTRACT
Record of a new species of the genus Eumegacetes Looss [1900] is described from Falco biarmicus in Giza Province, Egypt. The new species is differentiated from the previously known species of the same genus in the shape, the position of the testes, ovary, uterine loops and the distribution of the vitelline follicles. Full morphological Camera lucida drawings as well as microphotos are made from mounted specimens. The new species is recorded as a new host record among Egyptian falcon. The taxonomic name Eumegacetes [Eumegacetes] falco suggested for the present species
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Birds/parasitology , Intestine, Small/parasitologyABSTRACT
The present objective is to study the efficiency of ivomec pour-on in sheep for the first time to control both gastrointestinal nematode as well as Sarcoptic ovis infestations. The new formulation of ivomec is applied on the mid-dorsal line of the back of the animal in a dose of 1 mg/10 kg body weight [ivermectin 5 mg/ml]. Twenty eight sheep [1-3 years old] were investigated at different time intervals [14, 28 and 42 days]. The gastrointestinal nematodes are completely eliminated on 14th day after dosing application. Cure rate percentage for Sarcoptic ovis were 88.9 and 100% at fourth and sixth week respectively