| publication name | Survey on Zoonotic Amebiasis in Pet Animals & Man in Qualubia Governorte. |
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| Authors | Abdel-Aziz A. M. |
| year | 2000 |
| keywords | |
| journal | Vet. Med. J. |
| volume | Vol. 11 |
| issue | No.2 |
| pages | 51-59 |
| publisher | cairo univ. |
| Local/International | Local |
| Paper Link | Not Available |
| Full paper | download |
| Supplementary materials | Not Available |
Abstract
Out of 200 fecal samples from dogs, 72 gave positive results to Amebiasis, with infectious rate 36%. But in case of cats 55 out of 200 examined gave positive results, with infectious rate 27.5%. Out of 400 examined animal pets 127 were positives, with infectious rate 31.75%. Highest infectious rate of human Entamoeba histolytica in Qualubia Governorate was in Shebein el-kanater followed by Kaha, Shubra, Kafr shukr, Tukh, Qualub, then Benha respectively. Also it is noticed that the infectious rate was high in infants (48.6%) followed by preschool children (41.4%), then adolescents (17.1%) and lastly in adults (15.7%). Infectious rate of human Entamoeba histolytica among man in different seasons in Qualubia Governorate revealed that the summer season was the highest infectious rate 35.38%, followed by autumn 27.77%, then spring18.75%, and the lowest infectious rate was in winter 17.39%. Out of 560 examined individuals of both sexes from different age groups, 144 were positives with infectious rate 25.7%, and 89 out of 300 males examined were positive with infectious rate29.6%. 55 out of 260 females examined were with infectious rate 21.15%.