The prevalence of Linguatula serrata nymphs in camels slaughtered in Mashhad slaughterhouse, Northeast, Iran
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
; (12): 885-888, 2012.
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in Chinese
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| ID: wpr-672578
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ABSTRACT
Objective:
To evaluate the prevalence of nymphal stages of L. serrata in mesenteric lymph nodes of camels slaughtered in Mashhad slaughterhouse, Northeast of Iran.Methods:
For this purpose, mesenteric lymph nodes of 400 camels of different sex and age were examined. The lymph nodes were examined macroscopically and a digestion method was also applied for investigation of samples which was negative macroscopically.Results:
The mesenteric lymph nodes of 73 camels out of 400 (18.25%) were infected by L. serrata nymphs.Conclusions:
Prevalence of L. serrata nymphs in males and females and different age was not significantly different (P>0.05), but difference was observed between the prevalence in different seasons (P< 0.05). The potential importance of these findings to human health is discussed. This is the first report of infection withL. serrate of camels in camels slaughtered at northeast of Iran.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Type of study:
Prevalence study
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article