Cystic echinococcosis in marketed offal of sheep in Basrah, Iraq: Abattoir-based survey and a probabilistic model estimation of the direct economic losses due to hydatid cyst

Cystic echinococcosis in marketed offal of sheep in Basrah, Iraq: Abattoir-based survey and a probabilistic model estimation of the direct economic losses due to hydatid cyst

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a highly endemic parasitic zoonosis in Iraq with substantial impacts on livestock productivity and human health. The objectives of this study were to study the abattoir-based occurrence of CE in marketed offal of sheep in Basrah province, Iraq, and to estimate, using a...

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Main Authors: Mohanad F. Abdulhameed, Ihab Habib, Suzan A. Al-Azizz, Ian Robertson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-02-01
Series:Parasite Epidemiology and Control
Subjects:
Abattoir survey
Economic loss
Echinococcus granulosus
Iraq
Sheep
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240567311730051X

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