First Report of Variolepis farciminosa (Cestoda: Hymenolepididae) and Diplotriaena tridens (Nematoda: Diplotriaenoidea) Infecting Crested Larks, Galerida cristata, from Hofuf, Al-Ahsa Oasis, Saudi Arabia

Global Veterinaria 7 (6): 518-522, 2011 ISSN 1992-6197 © IDOSI Publications, 2011

Infection Rates, Cyst Fertility and Larval Viability of Hydatid Disease in Camels (Camelus dromedarius) from Borena, Kereyu and Harar Areas of Ethiopia Muskin Salih,Hailu Degefu and Moti Yohannes Jimma University, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, P.O.Box: 307, Jimma, Ethiopia Abstract: The study was conducted from October 2009 to March 2010 at Akaki sub city municipal abattoir in Addis Ababa to determine the prevalence of hydatidosis in camel slaughtered for human consumption. Out of a total of 460 camels slaughtered 104 (22.6%) were found harboring hydatid cysts. The degree of prevalence between males (19.01%) and females (49.09%) was statistically significant ( 2=25.4, p 10

No of examine animal No of positive Prevalence (%) 21 200 184

4 31 42

19.04 15.4 22.8

Female

5 5-10 >10

19 36

6 21

31.6 58.3

Prevalence Based on Origin: The difference in the prevalence of camel hydatidosis among animals of different origin (Kereyu, Borena and Harar) was not significant (P>0.05) (Table 1) however camels that came from Harar had high prevalence rate.

Data Analysis: The data obtained from postmortem and laboratory findings were interred in to Ms excel sheet and then analyzed by using SPPS for widows version 15, SPSS, Inc, Chicago, IL. The main outcome variables were the case of hydatid cyst detected during the routine meat inspection. Univariate screenings were done by Chi-square for age, sex and origin of the animals. The 95% confidence intervals (CI) were also calculated. All value of P