Echinococcosis in camels as revealed by indirect haemagglutination test in Belbas

A M el-Ridi; Y S Habeeb; S M Nada; M S Nada

Echinococcosis in camels as revealed by indirect haemagglutination test in Belbas

J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 1990 Jun;20(1):95-8.

Authors

A M el-Ridi¹, Y S Habeeb, S M Nada, M S Nada

Affiliation

¹ Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt.

PMID: 2332668

Abstract

This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of Echinococcus antibodies in camels using the indirect haemagglutination test (I.H.A.T.). Out of 100 camels, 27 camels were seropositive.

MeSH terms

Animals
Antibodies, Helminth / analysis*
Camelus / parasitology*
Echinococcosis / epidemiology
Echinococcosis / veterinary*
Echinococcus / immunology*
Egypt / epidemiology
Hemagglutination Tests
Prevalence

Substances

Antibodies, Helminth