The Prevalence Rate of Linguatula serrata nymphs in Iranian River Buffaloes

Clinical Report

**The Prevalence Rate of Linguatula serrata nymphs in Iranian River Buffaloes**

Hossein Tajik, Mosa Tavassoli, Shahram Javadi and Hojat Baghebani

The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence rate of Linguatula serrata nymphs in lung, liver and Mesenteric Lymph Nodes (MLNs) of river buffaloes in Urmia City (Iran). Result showed that samples of MLN, liver and lung collected from 15, 2 and 2 buffaloes were infected by the final larva or nymph of L. serrata, respectively. Five out of 43 (11.6%) female and 10 out of 37 (27%) male buffaloes had nymphs in their MLNs. It is concluded that some basic strategies such as sanitation, strict slaughterhouse inspection and proper cooking of viscera are useful in combating the parasite.

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Hossein Tajik, Mosa Tavassoli, Shahram Javadi and Hojat Baghebani, 2008. The Prevalence Rate of Linguatula serrata nymphs in Iranian River Buffaloes. Asian Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, 3: 174-178.

DOI: 10.3923/ajava.2008.174.178

URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ajava.2008.174.178

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Hossein Tajik

Mosa Tavassoli

Shahram Javadi

Hojat Baghebani

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**The Prevalence Rate of Linguatula serrata nymphs in Iranian River Buffaloes**

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