title: The prevalence of cysticercosis and hydatidosis in Ethiopian sheep.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: International Livestock Centre for Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bekele
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mukasa-Mugerwa
authors.forename: O B
authors.initials: OB
authors.lastname: Kasali
mesh_terms: 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