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Prevalence of Coenurus cerebralis in sheep in Northwest of Iran

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Mosa Tavassoli 1
Farnaz Malekifard 2
Ali Soleimanzadeh 2
Hossein Tajik 3

1 Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University,Urmia, Iran

2 PhD Candidate, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University,Urmia, Iran

3 Department of Food Hygiene and Quality Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University,Urmia, Iran

Abstract
This survey was carried out to determine the infection rate of Coenurus cerebralis in Urmia abattoir, West Azerbaijan, Iran. A total of 402 sheep heads were examined and the number of C. cerebralis cysts per each head was recorded. Thirty three sheep heads were examined each month during 12 months from 2006 to 2007. Of 402 heads, a number of 75 heads (18.65%) were infected with C. cerebralis. The cysts located in the left and right hemispheres and cerebellum were 54.63%, 40.20% and 5.15%, respectively. The infected heads contained 1-4 cysts. The highest and lowest prevalence were detected in sheep in March (42.42%) and in July (2.94%), respectively. The infection rates according to age of sheep were 42.02% in 0.5 to 2 years, 22.50% in 2 to 4 years and 8.92% in older than 4 years. The age specific infection rates among age groups were significantly differed (P < 0.05). Infection rate in Haraki breed (27.77%) was higher comparing to the rate in the Ghezel breed (21.13%) and Makoie breed (23.91%). However differences between sheep breeds were not statistically significant (P > 0.05).

Keywords

Cyst
Coenurus cerebralis
Urmia
Iran
Veterinary Research Forum
Volume 2, Issue 4 - Serial Number 4
December 2011
Pages 274-276

  • Receive Date 28 December 2012

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