Mixed infection with intestinal tape worms in sheep.
In a survey carried out during the period April 2001 to November 2002, the intestines of 3165 slaughtered sheep in the Fars province of Iran were examined for mixed infection with intestinal tape worms. Four point sixty eight percent of animals were found to be infected with one or more than one species of tape worms. The identified species included: Moniezia expansa, Moniezia benedeni, Thysaniezia giardi, Avitellina centripunctata and Stilesia globipunctata. Of all 148 infected sheep, 104 animals (70.3%) were infected with one species, 38 animals (25.7%) were infected with two species and 5 animals (3.4%) were infected with three species of tape worms. No animal was found to be infected with four species but one sheep (0.7%) was found to be infected with all five species of tape worms.
Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Shiraz, Shiraz, Iran.
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