Hydatidosis granulosus in Egyptian slaughtered animals in the years 2000-2005

ABSTRACT

Hydatidosis was investigated among camels, sheep, goats, and pigs in Egyptian official abattoirs, from August 2000 to August 2005, and among cows and buffaloes were in Mansoura official abattoirs, in the year 2005. One hundred randomly chosen animals of each species were subjected to serologic and his-to pathologic examinations for infections. The overall five years hydatidosis prevalence was 2.53%, 0,3% and 0.68% in camels, sheep and goats, and pigs respectively. The 2005 year prevalence in cows and buffaloes was 6.4% in Mansoura. There was a significant difference between animal regarding liver infections, but the difference was highly significant for lung infection. A highly significant difference in hydatid cysts size was between pigs and other animals species [p<0.000] and significant difference between macroscopic findings in pigs and camels [p=0.018]. A high significant difference was between histopathology in all animals species except pigs sheep and goats [p=0.089]. IHAT showed highly significant difference between camels and other animals species [p=0.000]. A significant histo pathologic positive correlation was between positive IHAT and fertility [Pearson correlation =0.148, p=0.003]. The results were photographed and discussed