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Subject: Veterinary Parasitology × Author: PRATHIUSH.P.R × End date: 2009 × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    STUDIES ON ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS IN DOGS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO COPROANTIGEN DETECTION
    (Karnataka Veterinary Animal And Fisheries Sciences University, Bidar, 2006) PRATHIUSH.P.R
    Parasitic diseases with zoonotic potential present an important public health problem and are also of major socio-economic importance worldwide. Echinococcosis is a near-cosmopolitan zoonosis caused by adult or larval stages of tapeworms belonging to the genus Echinococcus. The genus consists of four species which are presently recognized as Echinococcus granulosus, Echinococcus multilocularis, Echinococcus oligarthus and Echinococcus uogeli (Eckert and Deplazes, 2004), besides a new species of Echinococcus shiquicus (Xiao et al, 2006). On a global basis, Echinococcus granulosus is the most important of the four species. Geographically it is the most wide spread, with endemic foci on every inhabited continent. Foci of hydatid disease exist in India and the highest prevalence has been reported in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu compared with other parts of the country (Nepalia et al, 2006).