Raeini breed is the most productive Cashmere goat in Iran. Helminthes infections cause major economiclosses globally to the livestock industries and farming communities. The objective of this study was todetermine the seasonal prevalence and intensity of Eimeria and gastrointestinal helminth parasitic infectionsin Raeini goats in Iran. A total of 438 faecal samples were randomly taken from clin...

The gastrointestinal tract of cattle harbours a number parasites particularly helminthes that are responsible for clinical and sub parasitism. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence intestinal helminth infections among slaughtered in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. A total 215 consisting 134 males 81 females. Faecal samples were collected from rectum each into clean universal cont...

Non-human primates (NHPs) are important pre-clinical animal models in biomedical research, mainly through vaccine and drug development for diseases such as schistosomiasis, trypanosomiasis, leishmaniasis, malaria and HIV/AIDS, amongst others (Farah et al., 2005). These NHPs harbour a variety of gastrointestinal parasites which can cause blood loss, tissue damage, spontaneous abortion, congenita...

Prison inmates are among the high risk population for dangerous helminthes infections and other contagious diseases. This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of intestinal helminthiasis among prison inmates in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. Fresh stool samples from 300 inmates in Jos central prison were screened for helminthes infections using Formal-ether concentration and Kato-Katz...