one-humped camel (camelus dromedarius) infestation withlinguatula serrata in tabriz, iran
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background: linguatula serrata is one of well known members of pentastomida which infects both human and animals. the aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of l. serrata in mesenteric lymph nodes, livers and lungs of camels slaughtered in tabriz area, iran. methods: mesenteric lymph nodes (mlns), livers and lungs of 140 one-humped camels slaughtered in tabriz , north-west of iran were investigated for nymphs of l. serrata from july 2007 to june 2008. the organs were examined macroscopically and then a tissue digestion method was also done for investigation of liver and lung of the camels that had infected mln. the liver and lung samples were mostly taken from condemned and rejected part of organs. results: the infection rate of l. serrata nymphs in mlns, livers and lungs was 13.5%, 1.4% and 1.4% respectively . the number of isolated nymph in infected lymph nodes varied from 2 to 18 with a mean of 4.78. only one nymph was isolated from each infected livers and lungs. the infection rate increased with age (p<0.05). no significant difference in different sex groups and seasons was observed (p>0.05). conclusion: considering this fact that consumption of undercooked camel liver was not common in the studied area , the zoonotic importance of this infection should be concluded.
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One-Humped Camel (Camelus dromedarius) Infestation with Linguatula serrata in Tabriz, Iran
BACKGROUND Linguatula serrata is one of well known members of Pentastomida which infects both human and animals. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of L. serrata in mesenteric lymph nodes, livers and lungs of camels slaughtered in Tabriz area, Iran. METHODS Mesenteric lymph nodes (MLNs), livers and lungs of 140 one-humped camels slaughtered in Tabriz, north-west of Iran were...
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journal of arthropod-borne diseasesجلد ۴، شماره ۱، صفحات ۵۴-۵۹
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