Some epidemiological aspects of Piroplasmosis of sheep and camels in desert of Al-Najaf
Other Title(s)
بعض الجوانب الوبائية لمرض الأوالي الدموية في الجمال و الأغنام في بادية النجف
Joint Authors
Hatim, Abd al-Amir Abd al-Fatlawi
al-Mayyali, Ahmad Jasim
al-Abidi, Abd al-Hadi Jaythum
Ali, Zaynab Muhammad
Jabbar, Ismail Rahim
Source
Kufa Journal for Veterinary Medical Sciences
Issue
Vol. 9, Issue 2 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
University of Kufa Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Publication Date
2018-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This project attends to exam the prevalence of piroplasmosis in sheep and camels in Al-Najaf desert of Iraq during period of May 2015 to April 2016.
The samples were randomly collected from different regions in Al-Najaf province and represent 230 sheep (127 female, 103 male ) and 140 camels ( 90 shecamels and 50 male) .
Blood smears were subjected to Geimsa stained and microscopic examination.
It was observed that prevalence of babesiosis and theileriosis in sheep were 26.9% and 12.17% respectively ,while in camels the prevalence was25% for babesiosis and 10.7% for theileriosis .
The highest incidence for babesiosis was recorded in camels at age more than 4 years , while the lowest percentage was recorded in ages between6-12 month in both species.
The highest ratio for theileriosis was observed in camels at ages 1-4 years.
The maximal occurrence of babesiosis and theileriosis were noticed in summer season (33.5%) and (15%) respectively in both species , while in winter season were (17.6%)and ((7.6%)respectively .
The highest percentage of babesiosis was found in females of sheep and camels (41.7%and 30%respectively) than male (18.4%and 16%respectively).
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Mayyali, Ahmad Jasim& Hatim, Abd al-Amir Abd al-Fatlawi& al-Abidi, Abd al-Hadi Jaythum& Jabbar, Ismail Rahim& Ali, Zaynab Muhammad. 2018. Some epidemiological aspects of Piroplasmosis of sheep and camels in desert of Al-Najaf. Kufa Journal for Veterinary Medical Sciences،Vol. 9, no. 2, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Mayyali, Ahmad Jasim…[et al.]. Some epidemiological aspects of Piroplasmosis of sheep and camels in desert of Al-Najaf. Kufa Journal for Veterinary Medical Sciences Vol. 9, no. 2 (2018), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Mayyali, Ahmad Jasim& Hatim, Abd al-Amir Abd al-Fatlawi& al-Abidi, Abd al-Hadi Jaythum& Jabbar, Ismail Rahim& Ali, Zaynab Muhammad. Some epidemiological aspects of Piroplasmosis of sheep and camels in desert of Al-Najaf. Kufa Journal for Veterinary Medical Sciences. 2018. Vol. 9, no. 2, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-901285
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 5-7
Record ID
BIM-901285