Publications
| modelling the transmission of echinococcus granulosus in dogs in the northwest and in the southwest of morocco. | echinococcus granulosus (e. granulosus) infection was studied in 151 dogs in two regions of morocco: 68 dogs in the northwest (loukkos) and 83 dogs in the southwest (tiznit). the mean prevalence rates of echinococcosis in dogs were 58.82% (46.23-70.63%) in loukkos and 55.42% (44.10-66.34%) in tiznit and the mean abundances of e. granulosus per dog were 75 (59-93) and 547 (504-595), respectively. the mean abundance of e. granulosus in dogs was fitted to a negative binomial distribution by the max ... | 2007 | 17289266 |
| epidemiology of hydatidosis/echinococcosis in ouarzazate, the pre-saharian region of morocco. | in the ouarzazate province of southern morocco, 1085 cattle and 358 sheep were examined for hydatid cysts. the prevalence was 44.6% (range 8.3-83.4%) in cattle and 5.3% (range 1.3-28.6%) in sheep. the prevalence increased with the age of the animals. the lung was the predominant site of infection, followed by the liver. in cattle, 14.2% of hydatid cysts were fertile and 16.4% had degenerative changes. the mean loss per head of cattle slaughtered was about 1 kg of liver and 900 g of lungs in the ... | 1988 | 3257076 |