| the prevalence of echinococcus granulosus in stray dogs in iraq. | the present paper records the prevalence of echinococcus granulosus in stray dogs of al-tamim (northern iraq), diala (mid iraq) and theqar province (southern iraq), where many people are infected with hydatid disease. of 150 dogs examined in three provinces in iraq, 57 (38%) were infected with e. granulosus. the prevalence of the worm was higher in the dogs of theqar province (56%) than in those of al-tamim (20%) and diala provinces (38%). infections were light (1-200 worms) in eight (14%) of th ... | 1992 | 1560486 |