Preliminary observations on helminth parasite populations of the dromedary in northern Mali.
An abattoir survey on gastrointestinal parasites of the dromedary (Camelus dromedarius) was carried out in March/April 1987 in northern Mali. Parasitological examination of the digestive tract contents of 11 dromedaries revealed that Haemonchus longistipes was the predominant parasite with a prevalence as high as 85.7%. The genera Impalaia, Trichostrongylus, Cooperia, and Oesophagostomum were also recovered, but with a lower level of infection and frequency. The larval stage of the canine cestode Echinococcus granulosus was recorded in a single instance.
Tembely
S
S
Laboratoire Central Vétérinaire, Bamako, Mali.
Diarra
P A
PA
Waigalo
Y
Y
Koumaré
A
A
Vassiliades
G
G
D000003:Abattoirs; D000818:Animals; D002162:Camelus / Q000469:parasitology*; D004064:Digestive System / Q000469:parasitology; D006373:Helminthiasis / Q000453:epidemiology; D006374:Helminthiasis, Animal; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008168:Lung / Q000469:parasitology; D008174:Lung Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D008302:Mali / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence