Occurrence of non-cerebral coenurosis in sheep

dc.contributor.author	Christodoulopoulos, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Kassab, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Theodoropoulos, G	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-06T06:52:43Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-06T06:52:43Z
dc.date.issued	2013	en
dc.identifier.issn	0022149X	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X1100085X	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://62.217.125.90/xmlui/handle/123456789/6141
dc.subject.other	animal tissue	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	coenurosis	en
dc.subject.other	coenurus	en
dc.subject.other	diaphragm	en
dc.subject.other	nonhuman	en
dc.subject.other	sheep	en
dc.subject.other	spinal cord	en
dc.subject.other	triceps brachii muscle	en
dc.subject.other	United Arab Emirates	en
dc.subject.other	Animals	en
dc.subject.other	Cestoda	en
dc.subject.other	Cestode Infections	en
dc.subject.other	Muscles	en
dc.subject.other	Prevalence	en
dc.subject.other	Sheep	en
dc.subject.other	Sheep Diseases	en
dc.subject.other	United Arab Emirates	en
dc.title	Occurrence of non-cerebral coenurosis in sheep	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1017/S0022149X1100085X	en
heal.publicationDate	2013	en
heal.abstract	This study reports seven rare cases of non-cerebral coenurosis in sheep. The sheep were slaughtered in abattoirs of Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) but originated from India, Iran, Oman and Sudan. The prevalence of infection with non-cerebral coenurosis was 0.008%. The locations of the cysts were the triceps brachii muscle, the diaphragm, the infraspinatus muscle of the shoulder, the muscles of the thigh and the abdomen, and the ommentum. The Coenurus cysts were surrounded by a fibrous, semi-opaque membrane, cloudy white in colour. Altogether, 12 cysts were recovered and all contained a single bladderworm. Cysts had a volume of 7.3 ± 1.30 cm3 (ml), with 7.3 ± 4.0 clusters of scolices, and an average number of scolices 75.3 ± 24.4. These features in sheep were similar to those reported for non-cerebral Coenurus cysts in goats. No cysts were found in the brain or spinal cord of any of the infected sheep. No clinical evidence of non-cerebral coenurosis had been recorded during the antemortem veterinary inspection of the infected sheep. Copyright © 2012 Cambridge University Press.	en
heal.journalName	Journal of Helminthology	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.volume	87	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1017/S0022149X1100085X	en
dc.identifier.spage	125	en
dc.identifier.epage	127	en