Second reported case of multilocularis hydatid disease in Iraq

Authors

  • A.K. Zeki Benyan Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine University of Basrah Basrah, Iraq
  • N. K. Mahdi Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine University of Basrah Basrah, Iraq
  • F. Abdul-Amir Department of Surgery Al-Sadar Teaching Hospital College of Medicine University of Basrah Basrah, Iraq
  • O. Ubaid Department of Surgery Al-Sadar Teaching Hospital College of Medicine University of Basrah Basrah, Iraq

Keywords:

Hydatid disease, Serious economic, Public health

Abstract

Hydatid disease is an important zoonotic disease with a world wide distribution. In Middle East as well as in some other parts of the world, it has always been a serious economic and public health problem. The disease is endemic and enzootic in Iraq. In Iraq, the disease is caused by Echinococcus granulosus but a multilocular hydatid cyst of E.multilocularis  has been recovered from the liver of a woman in Erbil (North Iraq).

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Published

2014-09-29

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Zeki Benyan, A. ., K. Mahdi, N. ., Abdul-Amir, F. ., & Ubaid, O. . (2014). Second reported case of multilocularis hydatid disease in Iraq. Scientific Journal of Medical Science, 3(9), 365-366. Retrieved from http://sjournals.com/index.php/sjms/article/view/1282

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Vol. 3 No. 9 (2014): September

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Case Report

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