caa a22 4500 386388490 CHVBK 20180307112106.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e198903 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1017/S0022149X00008701 doi S0022149X00008701 pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1017/S0022149X00008701 Observations on the suitability and importance of the domestic intermediate hosts of Echinococcus granulosus in Uttah Pradesh, India [Elektronische Daten] The present study investigated the suitability and importance of buffaloes, camels, sheep, goats and pigs in maintaining the life-cycle of Echinococcus granulosus in Aligarh, India. A total of 565 (36%) of 1556 buffaloes, 20 (2%) of 1208 goats, 5 (1%) of 559 pigs, 6 (6%) of 109 sheep and two of three camels were found to harbour hydatid cysts. The frequency distribution of the hydatid cysts in each intermediate host species was over-dispersed and in buffaloes cyst fertility increased with increasing cyst size. Of 2171, 95 and four buffalo, goat, and camel cysts examined 327 (15%), two (2%) and three cysts respectively were fertile. No pig or sheep cysts were found to contain protoscoleces. The unfenced buffalo abattoir and the large number of dogs allowed access to the abattoir coupled to the number of buffaloes slaughtered in comparison to the other potential hosts, indicates that the buffalo is the most significant host for maintaining the life-cycle of the parasite in this area of India. Applicable control measures for the region are suggested. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989 Echinococcus granulosus nationallicence life-cycle nationallicence India nationallicence buffalo nationallicence camel nationallicence sheep nationallicence goat nationallicence pig nationallicence Irshadullah M. Section of Parasitology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202001, India Nizami W. A. Section of Parasitology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202001, India Macpherson C. N. L. African Medical and Research Foundation, P. O. Box 30125, Nairobi, Kenya Journal of Helminthology Cambridge University Press 63/1(1989-03), 39-45 0022-149X 63:1<39 1989 63 JHL https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X00008701 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X00008701 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Irshadullah M. Section of Parasitology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202001, India NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Nizami W. A. Section of Parasitology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202001, India NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Macpherson C. N. L. African Medical and Research Foundation, P. O. Box 30125, Nairobi, Kenya NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Helminthology Cambridge University Press 63/1(1989-03), 39-45 0022-149X 63:1<39 1989 63 JHL CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge