STUDY OF ZOONOTIC HELMINTHS OF CARNIVORES IN KHUZESTAN, IRAN

STUDY OF ZOONOTIC HELMINTHS OF CARNIVORES IN KHUZESTAN, IRAN

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In this survey 45 carnivores including 14 Jackals, 23 stray dogs, 2 foxes, 2 domestic cats, 1 wild cat, 2 swine and 1 wolf were collected. On post-mortem examination, 84% carcases were infected and 13 zoonotic helminth species were recovered. Dirofilaria immitis was the most commonly parasite and To...

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Main Authors: A. Farahnak, I. Mobedi, F. Mohamadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 1998-12-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
Zoonosis
Helminth
Carnivores
Iran
Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/1763
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spelling doaj-da8ed16ab21f4a5ca4db316f2d9456e62020-12-02T18:55:46ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Public Health2251-60852251-60931998-12-01273-4STUDY OF ZOONOTIC HELMINTHS OF CARNIVORES IN KHUZESTAN, IRAN A. Farahnak0 I. Mobedi1 F. Mohamadi2 In this survey 45 carnivores including 14 Jackals, 23 stray dogs, 2 foxes, 2 domestic cats, 1 wild cat, 2 swine and 1 wolf were collected. On post-mortem examination, 84% carcases were infected and 13 zoonotic helminth species were recovered. Dirofilaria immitis was the most commonly parasite and Toxocara canis showed the highest intensity of infection. One species from swine and two helminth species from wolf were reported for the first time in Iran.https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/1763ZoonosisHelminthCarnivoresIran
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STUDY OF ZOONOTIC HELMINTHS OF CARNIVORES IN KHUZESTAN, IRAN
Iranian Journal of Public Health
Zoonosis
Helminth
Carnivores
Iran
author_facet A. Farahnak
I. Mobedi
F. Mohamadi
author_sort A. Farahnak
title STUDY OF ZOONOTIC HELMINTHS OF CARNIVORES IN KHUZESTAN, IRAN
title_short STUDY OF ZOONOTIC HELMINTHS OF CARNIVORES IN KHUZESTAN, IRAN
title_full STUDY OF ZOONOTIC HELMINTHS OF CARNIVORES IN KHUZESTAN, IRAN
title_fullStr STUDY OF ZOONOTIC HELMINTHS OF CARNIVORES IN KHUZESTAN, IRAN
title_full_unstemmed STUDY OF ZOONOTIC HELMINTHS OF CARNIVORES IN KHUZESTAN, IRAN
title_sort study of zoonotic helminths of carnivores in khuzestan, iran
publisher Tehran University of Medical Sciences
series Iranian Journal of Public Health
issn 2251-6085
2251-6093
publishDate 1998-12-01
description In this survey 45 carnivores including 14 Jackals, 23 stray dogs, 2 foxes, 2 domestic cats, 1 wild cat, 2 swine and 1 wolf were collected. On post-mortem examination, 84% carcases were infected and 13 zoonotic helminth species were recovered. Dirofilaria immitis was the most commonly parasite and Toxocara canis showed the highest intensity of infection. One species from swine and two helminth species from wolf were reported for the first time in Iran.
topic Zoonosis
Helminth
Carnivores
Iran
url https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/1763
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