The occurrence of Thysanosoma actinioides Diesing, 1834 (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae) in a Najdi Camel in Saudi Arabia.
The fringed tapeworm Thysanosoma actinioides was recovered from the liver of a Najdi camel (Camelus dromedarius) slaughtered in central Saudi Arabia. T. actinioides is recorded for the first time as a parasite of old world camels.
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Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, King Saud University, Qassim, Buraidah, P.O. Box 1482, Saudi Arabia. osamaom@hotmail.com
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D000818:Animals; D002162:Camelus / Q000469:parasitology*; D002589:Cestoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002590:Cestode Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D006651:Histocytochemistry / Q000662:veterinary; D008099:Liver / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D012529:Saudi Arabia