| prevalence of hydatidosis and fertility of hydatid cysts in sheep in kirikkale, turkey. | this study was conducted in order to determine the prevalence and fertility of hydatid cysts in sheep in kirikkale, turkey. a total of 3.2% of 553 lambs and 50.9% of 1320 adults were found to be infected with hydatid cysts. the most common locations of cysts were in the liver and lung. liver cysts tended to be more fertile than lung cysts (81.53% v. 76.47%), though the difference was not significant. the mean number of viable protoscoleces in the liver and lung cysts were 12,400 and 5,800, respe ... | 2003 | 12737045 |