
The first report of goat infection with Schistosoma turkestanicum in Lorestan Province, Iran | ||
تحقیقات دامپزشکی و فرآوردههای بیولوژیک | ||
Article 24, Volume 34, Issue 4, January 2022, Pages 208-211 PDF (896.94 K) | ||
Document Type: Case Report | ||
DOI: 10.22092/vj.2020.352081.1775 | ||
Authors | ||
H Nayebzadeh* ; H Kheiri; Sh Yavari | ||
Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran. | ||
Abstract | ||
Schistosomiasis, the disease caused by Schistosoma turkestanicum causes economic losses, including a reduction in livestock products in sheep and goats. Examining of 2077 sheep and 322 goats slaughtered in the slaughterhouse of Azna city located in Lorestan Province from August to October 2020, the presence of Schistosoma turkestanicum in goats for the first time by macroscopic observation of the worm in the mesenteric lymphatic veins and by fecal examination and observation the eggs of this trematode were reported in Lorestan Province. | ||
Keywords | ||
Schistosoma turkestanicum; goat; Lorestan | ||
References | ||
1. Al-Toma, Z., 2011. The liver cirrhosis caused by Ornithobilharzia turkestanicum in Basra governorate. Journal of Education for Pure Science, 5: 81-88. | ||
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