title: Prevalence of Linguatula serrata nymphs in one-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius) in Najaf-Abad, Iran.
abstract: The prevalence of Linguatula serrata nymphs in livers and mesenteric lymph nodes (MLNs) of 400 camels of different sex and age groups was investigated. The lymph nodes and livers were examined macroscopically. A digestion method was also applied for investigation of liver samples. The MLNs in 84 camels out of 400 (21.0%) and the livers of 18 camels out of 400 (4.5%) were infected by L. serrata nymphs. The infection rate increased with age (p<0.01). No significant difference was observed between the prevalence in males and females (p>0.1). It is concluded that consumption of raw or under-cooked camel liver may result in nasopharyngeal linguatulosis in humans.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Hygiene, School of Veterinary Medicine, Islamic Azad University of Shahre-Kord Branch, Shahre-Kord, Iran. shakerian_zam@yahoo.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shakerian
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Shekarforoush
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ghafari Rad
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001181:Arthropods; D002162:Camelus / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D007492:Iran; D008099:Liver / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D010273:Parasitic Diseases, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology