| abattoir based surveillance of cystic echinococcosis (ce) in the sultanate of oman during 2010-2013. | a passive surveillance was conducted in 8 selected abattoirs belonging to 8 governorates of oman. routine slaughtering of 282.020 animals was observed during 2010-2013 by duty veterinarians and suspected samples (n=1440) for cystic echinococcosis (ce) from camels (n=292), cattle (n=303), goats (n=682) and sheep (n=163) were collected. in total, 587 (40.8%) samples were found positive for ce and the highest percentage (64.2%) of positive samples belonged to dhofar (salalah) as compared to other g ... | 2015 | 26116457 |