The prevalence of cysticercosis and hydatidosis in Ethiopian sheep.
Five hundred and sixty sheep, slaughtered at an Addis Ababa abattoir, were examined for cysticercosis and hydatidosis. The prevalence of the metacestodes of Taenia hydatigena was 37.1% and that of Echinococcus granulosus 16.4%. In addition, the age and sex prevalences of hydatid cysts, their organ distribution and the ratio of fertile cysts were determined.
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D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004446:Echinococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005002:Ethiopia; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D013621:Taenia / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014781:Viscera / Q000469:parasitology