Mesenteric and mediastinal lymph node infection with <Emphasis Type="BoldItalic">Linguatula serrata</Emphasis> nymphs in sheep slaughtered in Kerman slaughterhouse,southeast Iran |
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| Authors: | Saeid Reza Nourollahi Fard Reza Kheirandish Ehsan Norouzi Asl Saeid Fathi |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Research Group of Infectious Tropical Diseases, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran;(2) School of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran |
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| Abstract: | This research was carried out in order to detect the prevalence of nymphal stages of Linguatula serrata in mediastinal and mesenteric lymph nodes of sheep slaughtered in Kerman slaughterhouse, southeast of Iran. For this purpose,
mesenteric and mediastinal lymph nodes of 806 sheep of different sex and age were examined. One hundred and thirty out of
806 (16.1%) of the sheep were found positive for L. serrata infection. The infection rate increased with age (P < 0.001). Prevalence of L. serrata nymphs in males and females and different seasons was not significantly different (P > 0.05). Considering the results, it could be concluded that the prevalence of L. serrata in sheep of Kerman is high and plays an important role in epidemiology of linguatulosis. The zoonotic potential of this parasite
to human health is discussed. |
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