Echinococcus granulosus infection in dogs in Tambool, Sudan.
In the Tambool area (Central eastern Sudan) a survey was made of the infection rate of Echinococcus granulosus in dogs. From the total of 49 dogs shot by the police authority, 25 (51%) had E. granulosus in their intestines. The range of worm recovery was 7 to 28,400. These high infection and recovery rates could be explained by the rate of infection in the intermediate host (camel) slaughtered in the area.
D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D002162:Camelus / Q000469:parasitology; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004285:Dogs; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004446:Echinococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D013397:Sudan