Hydatidosis in camels [cameus dromedarius] slaughtered at sirt abattoir, Libya

ABSTRACT

Fifty out of 1380 [3.62%] local bred camels [Camelus dromedarius] harboured hydatid cysts of Echinococcus granulosus. Prevalence in males was 3.07%, in females was 4.42% and overall prevalence rate was 3.62%. Infection was higher in age group 1 <3 years than others. The most commonly infected organs were lungs 46% followed by liver 24%, both liver and lungs constituted 30% of infection. Hydatid cysts of lungs had a higher fertility rate [85.77%] than those of liver [14.23%]. The mean number of cysts in infected liver was 1 to 15 and in infected lung were 1 to 17 cysts. Intensity of infection increased with increasing age. Cysts size varied from 1-8 cm in diameter