Journal of Camel Practice and Research
SCOPUS
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 26
  • Issue: 2

Another case of hepatic cysticercosis caused by Cysticercus tenuicollis in a dromedary

1Central Veterinary Research Laboratory, PO Box 597 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

2Laboratory of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, University of Sassari, Via Vienna 2-07100, Sassari, Italy

Online published on 26 September, 2019.

Abstract

The necropsy of an adult female dromedary revealed a large number of calcified rice grain to cherry sized bodies in the liver. Larger structures were calcified cysts containing a partially calcified cysticercus with an evaginated scolex. The morphology of rostellar hooks matched with both Taenia hydatigena and T. hyaenae. However, molecular techniques identified the bladderworms as Cysticercus tenuicollis.

Keywords

Camelus dromedarius, cysticercus tenuicollis, liver cysticercosis, United Arab Emirates