TY - JOUR
T1 - The Development of New Foci of Echinococcosis in Northern Israel
T2 - Prevalence in Domestic Animals
AU - Furth, M.
AU - Hoida, G.
AU - Nahmias, J.
AU - Greenberg, Z.
AU - Barzilay, A.
AU - Goldsmith, R. S.
AU - El-On, J.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study received financial support from NIH-NIAID, Grant No. NOl-Al-45184 and in part from the Israeli Ministry of Health.
PY - 1994/1/1
Y1 - 1994/1/1
N2 - In a survey carried out in 1991-1992 in the town of Yirka in Northern Israel, 49 dogs were examined for Echinococcus granuiosus infection and abattoir data, based on organs condemned for the presence of parasites, was collected. The presence of E. granulosus by arecoline test was demonstrated in 7 (14.2%) of the dogs examined, but no parasites were found in the intestines of five stray dogs shot in the area. A survey of sheep slaughtered in the local abattoir during a one-month period revealed Echinococcus cysts in 10% of the 255 animals examined. No Echinococcus parasites were detected in 21 dogs examined 3 months after the initiation of praziquantel treatment. Echinococcosis seems to be a very serious public health problem in Israel and a control programme needs to be given a high priority.
AB - In a survey carried out in 1991-1992 in the town of Yirka in Northern Israel, 49 dogs were examined for Echinococcus granuiosus infection and abattoir data, based on organs condemned for the presence of parasites, was collected. The presence of E. granulosus by arecoline test was demonstrated in 7 (14.2%) of the dogs examined, but no parasites were found in the intestines of five stray dogs shot in the area. A survey of sheep slaughtered in the local abattoir during a one-month period revealed Echinococcus cysts in 10% of the 255 animals examined. No Echinococcus parasites were detected in 21 dogs examined 3 months after the initiation of praziquantel treatment. Echinococcosis seems to be a very serious public health problem in Israel and a control programme needs to be given a high priority.
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U2 - 10.1017/S0022149X00013456
DO - 10.1017/S0022149X00013456
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0028029335
SN - 0022-149X
VL - 68
SP - 45
EP - 47
JO - Journal of Helminthology
JF - Journal of Helminthology
IS - 1
ER -