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The development of new foci of echinococcosis in northern Israel: prevalence in domestic animals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

M. Furth ,
G. Hoida ,
J. Nahmias ,
Z. Greenberg ,
A. Barzilay ,
R.S. Goldsmith  and
J. El-On
M. Furth
Affiliation:
Veterinary Services and Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture, Hadera, Israel
G. Hoida
Affiliation:
Veterinary Services and Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture, Hadera, Israel
J. Nahmias
Affiliation:
Zevulun Clinic, Kupat Holim, Kiryat Motzkin, Israel
Z. Greenberg
Affiliation:
Public Health Laboratory, Central Laboratories, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel
A. Barzilay
Affiliation:
Municipal Veterinary Unit, Yirka, Israel
R.S. Goldsmith
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
J. El-On*
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, PO Box 653, Beer Sheva 84105, Israel
*
* Author for correspondence.
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Abstract

In a survey carried out in 1991–1992 in the town of Yirka in Northern Israel, 49 dogs were examined for Echinococcus granulosus 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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Research Papers
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 68 , Issue 1 , March 1994 , pp. 45 - 47
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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