Njoroge E M, Mbithi P M, Gathuma J M, Wachira T M, Magambo J K, Zeyhle E
University of Nairobi, Kenya.
Onderstepoort J Vet Res. 2000 Dec;67(4):251-5.
A study was done to determine the prevalence of hydatid cysts in goats using ultrasonography. A total of 1,390 goats were examined, 43,6 % (606/1,390) of them from north-western Turkana, Kenya, and 56,4% (784/1,390) from Toposaland, southern Sudan. Hydatid cysts were visualized in 1,82 % (11/ 606) of the goats from north-western Turkana and 4,34% (34/784) of those from Toposaland. Unlike abattoir surveys, the prevalence data obtained in this study were unbiased because entire flocks were examined. The lower prevalence rate of the disease in goats from Turkana was attributed to the hydatid disease control programme in that area, which is absent in Toposaland.
开展了一项利用超声检查确定山羊包虫囊肿患病率的研究。共检查了1390只山羊，其中43.6%（606/1390）来自肯尼亚图尔卡纳西北部，56.4%（784/1390）来自苏丹南部的托波萨兰。在图尔卡纳西北部的山羊中，1.82%（11/606）可见包虫囊肿，在托波萨兰的山羊中，4.34%（34/784）可见包虫囊肿。与屠宰场调查不同，本研究获得的患病率数据无偏差，因为检查了整个羊群。图尔卡纳山羊该病患病率较低归因于该地区的包虫病控制项目，而托波萨兰没有该项目。
