| metacestodes of sheep with special reference to their epidemiological status, pathogenesis and economic implications in fars province, iran. | this study was undertaken over a period of 2 years. of 7992 sheep examined, 2088 (26.12%), 2266 (28.36%), 15 (0.19%) and 738 (9.8%) were infected with echinococcus granulosus, taenia hydatigena, taenia ovis and taenia multiceps metacestodes, respectively. the prevalence was higher in animals belonging to migratory tribal people than in those owned by the permanent residents of fars province. dogs in the former group also showed significantly higher levels of infection with e. granulosus (33.3%) ... | 1994 | 8171825 |
| pathological, molecular, and biochemical characterization of coenurus gaigeri in iranian native goats. | coenurus gaigeri is the larval stage of taenia multiceps gaigeri, which infects the muscles of goats and, to a lesser extent, sheep. metacestodes of the goat such as coenurus cerebralis, cysticercus tenuicollis, cysticercus ovis, and hydatid cysts have been extensively studied. however, because of the uncommon occurrence of c. gaigeri, very few records exist of its biology, pathogenesis, and pathology. therefore, an investigation was conducted in the summer of 2008 at shiraz slaughterhouse, wher ... | 2010 | 20469949 |