Prevalence of sheep liver hydatid cyst in the Northwest region of Iran

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作者：
Ghazani, M. H. Movassagh [1 ,2 ]
Valilou, M. R. [3 ]
Kharati, F. Bagherian [4 ]
Zirak, K. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Islamic Azad Univ, Shabestar Branch, Fac Vet Med, Tehran, Iran
[2] Islamic Azad Univ, Shabestar Branch, Dept Food Hyg, Tehran, Iran
[3] Islamic Azad Univ, Shabestar Branch, Dept Vet Pathol, Tehran, Iran
[4] Islamic Azad Univ, Tabriz Branch, Tehran, Iran
来源：
ASIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL AND VETERINARY ADVANCES | 2008年 / 3卷 / 01期
关键词：
Echinococcus granulosus; histopathology; liver; sheep; Iran;
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中图分类号：
S85 [动物医学（兽医学）];
学科分类号：
0906 ;
摘要：
Iran is one of the endemic areas of echinococcosis and as Northwest region of Iran is one of the biggest territories for rearing domesticated animals, the present aim was to determine the prevalence of hydatid cysts in slaughtered sheep in northwest region of Iran. In this study sheep livers were investigated pathologically at the municipal slaughterhouse of Tabriz, Northwest region of Iran, with prevalence value of 23.57%, being recorded. Prevalence was higher in under 1 year old sheep compared with over 1 year old sheep. This study showed sheep are the most important intermediate hosts for Echinococcus granulosus in this area. The high prevalence of the cysts in sheep suggests that sheep clearly have an important role to play in the continuation of the E. granulosus life cycle in Northwest Iran.
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