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The epidemiology of Echinococcu infection in Kuwait

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

O. Hassounah  and
K. Behbehani
O. Hassounah
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Kuwai, Kuwait
K. Behbehani
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Kuwai, Kuwait
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Abstract

Infection of dogs with E. granulosus is recorded for the first time in the State of Kuwait and observations on 204 dogs from different suburbs showed an infection rate of 23.039%. Cattle, sheep, goats and camels killed for public consumption in the period 6th April to 6th May, 1975, in a slaughter house were inspected and the rate of infection with E. granulosus cysts was recorded. The possible methods of transmission from animals and dogs to man is discussed.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 50 , Issue 2 , June 1976 , pp. 65 - 73
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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