title: Some parasitic flukes infecting farm animals in Al-Santa Center, Gharbia Governorate, Egypt.
abstract: A total of 213 farm animals in the vicinity of Al-Santa Center (73 cattle, 90 buffaloes and 50 sheep) were coprologic examined for natural infection with trematod-parasites. The results showed that cattle were infected with Fasciola sp (21.8%) and Paramphistomum sp. (7.3%), buffaloes were infected with Fasciola sp. (17.7%) and Paramphistomum sp. (10%), while sheep were infected with Fasciola sp. (30%), D. dendriticum (5%) and Paramphistomum sp. (4%). The three animal species were treated for paramphistomiasis with a total dose of 1800, 6000 and 7500 mgm of Oleo-resin solution of Commiphora molmol (dose of 6 ml of 10gm% equal to 2 Mirazid. The cure was 100% in sheep 80% in cattle and 44.4% in buffaloes. High dose for both cattle and buffaloes to reach 100% cure rate was not tried.
authors.affiliation: The General Organization for Veterinary Services (Formerly), Cairo Curative Organization, and Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: Fouad M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Haridy
authors.forename: Gehad T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: El-Sherbiny
authors.forename: Tosson A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Morsy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D002020:Buffaloes / Q000469:parasitology*; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004534:Egypt / Q000453:epidemiology; D005211:Fascioliasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D010250:Paramphistomatidae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014200:Trematoda / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts