title: Hepatic fascioliasis in the abattoirs of Basrah.
abstract: Hepatic fascioliasis due to Fasciola gigantica among slaughtered animals was studied at the Basrah abattoirs from October 1984 to September 1985. The infection rates were 4.8, 3.3, 0.72 and 0.13% for buffaloes, cattle, sheep and goats respectively. The approximate annual loss due to condemnation of infected livers is estimated as 29,855 Iraqi dinars.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Basrah, Iraq.
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Mahdi
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Al-Baldawi
mesh_terms: D000003:Abattoirs; D000820:Animal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000818:Animals; D002020:Buffaloes; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D005211:Fascioliasis / Q000662:veterinary*; D006041:Goats; D007493:Iraq; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology