title: Hydatidosis of slaughtered cattle in Wolaita Sodo Abattoir, southern Ethiopia.
abstract: The study was carried out from July 2007 to June 2008 in Wolaita Sodo Abattoir to assess the status of hydatidosis in cattle. Routine meat inspection, hydatid cyst count and characterization were conducted. Out of 400 cattle slaughtered in Wolaita Sodo Abattoir 64 (16%) animals were found harboring hydatid cysts. Thorough meat inspection in the abattoir revealed that 74 visceral organ were found harboring one or more hydatid cysts. The infection of the lung, liver, spleen and kidney were found to be 45.94% 45.94%, 6.75% and 1.35% respectively. From the total of 283 hydatid cysts counted 153(54.06%), 17(6.00%), 5(1.76%), 108(38.16%) were found to be small, medium, large and calcified cysts respectively and 170(60.28%), 5(1.76%) and 108(38.16%) were sterile, fertile and calcified cysts respectively. The rate of cyst calcification was higher in the liver than in the lung while fertility rate was higher among the cysts of the lung. Hydatid cyst viability rate of 40% was observed.
authors.affiliation: Aklilu Lemma institute of Pathobiology, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. nigatukebede@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Nigatu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kebede
authors.forename: Habtamu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mekonnen
authors.forename: Abebe
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wossene
authors.forename: Getachew
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tilahun
mesh_terms: D000003:Abattoirs; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005002:Ethiopia / Q000453:epidemiology; D007668:Kidney / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D008099:Liver / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D008168:Lung / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D013154:Spleen / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology
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