STUDY ON EIMERIA SPECIES INFECTING CAMELS (CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS) IN EGYPT.

Document Type : Original Article

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Animal Health Research Institute, Dokki, Giza, Egypt.

Abstract

Camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Egypt were investigated for their infection with Eimeria spp. forty percent of the examined camels were positive. Four Eimeria spp. were reported: E. actriant 35.1%, E. rajasthani 36.7%, E. dromedarii 2.9% and E. cameli 2.4%. Mixed infection with two Eimeria species is the most common 32.2% then single spp. 5.4% then three 
spp. 1.5% and last four sp. 0.98%. The morphology of the unsporulated and sporulated oocysts of Eimeria spp. was described.

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