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Some internal parasites of reptiles in Alexandria Province,Egypt.

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For the time being, a growing number of exotic reptiles are kept as pets. Pet reptiles are often infected with parasites, some of which are potentially dangerous to humans. A total of 115 samples from reptile species (Wedge-Snouted skink, African Chameleon, Egg eating snake and Egyptian tortoise) were collected for examination. The results indicated that (48.7%) out of 115 infected with internal parasites .A wide range of internal parasites were detected including  nematodes, cestodes and protozoa. Wedge-snouted skink showed the highest infection rate where it reached 82.3%, followed by African Chameleon (51.5%), Egg eating snake (23%) and Egyptian tortoise (22.7%). Various parasites were detected including Strongylid eggs, Spirurid eggs, Heterakid eggs, Oxyurid eggs, eggs of mites, Nyctotherus cysts, Cryptosporidium oocysts, Thelandros spp., Parapharyngodon spp., Raillietascarisvarani, Physaloptera tupinambae, Meteterakis saotomensis and Oochoristica spp.These results revealed that a routine parasitological examination should be done in such animals.

DOI

10.21608/evmspj.2018.33974

Keywords

Gastrointestinal parasites, Reptiles

Authors

First Name

Neveen

Last Name

Satour

MiddleName

Salah

Affiliation

Departement of Parasitology,Animal Health Research Institute,Alexandria Lab.

Email

neveen.satour@yahoo.com

City

Alexandria

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First Name

Amira

Last Name

Dewir

MiddleName

Waheed

Affiliation

Parasitology Departement, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,Alexandria University

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amira.samir29@yahoo.com

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Alexandria

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14

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1

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5663

Issue Date

2018-12-01

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2018-06-06

Publish Date

2018-12-01

Page Start

98

Page End

114

Print ISSN

1687-2274

Online ISSN

2682-3187

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EVMSPJ_Volume 14_Issue 1_Pages 98-114.pdf

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Egyptian Veterinary Medical Society of Parasitology Journal (EVMSPJ)

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https://evmspj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Some internal parasites of reptiles in Alexandria Province,Egypt.

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22 Jan 2023