title: Echinococcosis in Libya. III. Further studies on the prevalence of Echinococcus granulosus in dogs.
abstract: Of 92 dogs examined for Echinococcus granulosus at five sites in Libya from April 1985 to September 1988 33 (35.9%) were infected, the prevalences ranging from 60% (Zawiyah) and 52.0% (Tripoli) in the north-west, to 28.6% (Benghazi) and 28.5% (Darna) in the north-east. None of eight dogs at Al-Kufra, in the south-eastern desert, were infected. Twenty dogs each had two to 200 worms, nine had 201-1000 worms and four each had over 1000 worms (one dog in Tripoli had 17,120 worms). Most infections were seen in dogs aged three to four years; 45.4% of bitches and 35.4% of males were infected.
authors: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Al-Fateh University of Medical Sciences, Tripoli, Libya.
authors: M A
authors: MA
authors: Awan
authors: A M
authors: AM
authors: Gusbi
authors: W N
authors: WN
authors: Beesley
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004285:Dogs; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D008002:Libya / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors