Incidental findings of Cysticercus tenuicollis metacestodes in five oryx species

Incidental findings of Cysticercus tenuicollis metacestodes in five oryx species

Objective: To determine the prevalence of Cysticercus tenuicollis (C. tenuicollis) metacestodes in five oryx species kept in Al Ain Zoo animal collection. Methods: This study was based on a retrospective analysis of post-mortem records covering a four year period (July 2010 to July 2014). Results: A...

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Main Authors: Stephen Chege, Arshad Toosy, Ahmed Sakr, Ahmed Shawki, Sean O'Sullivan, Ana Perez de Vargas, Tatiana Cavero, Amir Islam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
Subjects:
Al Ain Zoo
Arabian oryx
Beisa oryx
Cysticercus tenuicollis
Fringe-eared oryx
Gemsbok
Mortality records
Scimitar-horned oryx
Taenia hydatigena
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