Othman, A Mohamed
Food Hygiene Department, Animal Health Research Institute, ARC, Egypt
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Research Article
Prevalence of some zoonotic parasitic affections in sheep carcasses in a local abattoir in Cairo, Egypt
Author(s): Omar, M Abd Elaziz, Fatin, S Hassanin, Fahim, A Shaltout* and Othman, A Mohamed
Meat-borne zoonotic parasites raised from consumption of undercooked and/or crossly contaminated meats can infect human by direct and/or indirect ways causing many mild to serious diseases; so, in the present study, some meat-borne transmissible parasites were investigated in 5239 freshly dressed sheep carcasses in local Egyptian abattoir located at Cairo governorate along the period of 2017-2018. Results of Post- Mortem inspection revealed the detection of Fasciola, Cysticercus and Hydatid cyst in 3.47, 1.06 and 1.83% of the total examined carcasses with total economic losses of 9306.78 L. E, 2892 L.E and 4380 LE, respectively. It is worthily noted that fascioliasis recorded the highest incidence of infection, followed by hydatidosis and cysticercosis in the examined carcasses, respectively. Cysticercus ovis and C. tenuicollis were detected in 32.14% and 67.85% with total economic lo.. Read More»