title: The prevalence of Linguatula serrata nymphs in camels slaughtered in Mashhad slaughterhouse, Northeast, Iran.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the prevalence of nymphal stages of L. serrata in mesenteric lymph nodes of camels slaughtered in Mashhad slaughterhouse, Northeast of Iran.
  
  
  METHODS
  For this purpose, mesenteric lymph nodes of 400 camels of different sex and age were examined. The lymph nodes were examined macroscopically and a digestion method was also applied for investigation of samples which was negative macroscopically.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mesenteric lymph nodes of 73 camels out of 400 (18.25%) were infected by L. serrata nymphs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Prevalence of L. serrata nymphs in males and females and different age was not significantly different (P>0.05), but difference was observed between the prevalence in different seasons (P< 0.05). The potential importance of these findings to human health is discussed. This is the first report of infection with L. serrate of camels in camels slaughtered at northeast of Iran.
authors.affiliation: Department of pathobiology, School of veterinary medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran.
authors.forename: Saeid R Nourollahi
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Fard
authors.forename: Nima
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ghalekhani
authors.forename: Reza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kheirandish
authors.forename: Saeid
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fathi
authors.forename: Ehsan Norouzi
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Asl
mesh_terms: D000003:Abattoirs; D000818:Animals; D002162:Camelus; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D009758:Nymph; D010273:Parasitic Diseases, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D057078:Pentastomida; D015995:Prevalence
keywords: Camel; Iran; Linguatula serrata