The Veterinary Record, Vol 104, Issue 14, 312-313
Copyright © 1979 by British Veterinary Association
The epidemiology of echinococcus infection in Kaduna State, Nigeria
BJ Dada,
DS Adegboye,
and
AN Mohammed
Infection of dogs with Echinococcus gramulosus is recorded for the first time in Kaduna State. Observations on 330 dogs from different suburbs revealed an incidence of 1.2 per cent. Of slaughtered stock examined, hydatid cyst infections were found in sheep (7.1 per cent), goats (18.4 per cent), cattle (1.5 per cent), camels (70.9 per cent) and pigs (5 per cent).