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Occurrence of non-cerebral coenurosis in sheep

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2012

G. Christodoulopoulos ,
A. Kassab  and
G. Theodoropoulos
G. Christodoulopoulos*
Affiliation:
Clinical Veterinary Medicine Department, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Thessaly, PO Box 199, KarditsaGR-43100, Greece Aridland Agriculture Department, Faculty of Food and Agriculture, United Arab Emirates University, PO Box 15551, Al-Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
A. Kassab
Affiliation:
Aridland Agriculture Department, Faculty of Food and Agriculture, United Arab Emirates University, PO Box 15551, Al-Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
G. Theodoropoulos
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals, Faculty of Animal Science and Aquaculture, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos St, Votanikos, Athens11855, Greece
*
* E-mail: gc@vet.uth.gr
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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.

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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 87 , Issue 1 , March 2013 , pp. 125 - 127
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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