Limnatis nilotica infestation in ram and kid in Dehloran city,Ilam province,west of Iran |
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| Authors: | Mahmoud Bahmani Maryam Rasouli Pouya Parsaei Ebrahimkhalil Bahnihabib Koroosh Saki Fereidon Ghotbian |
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| Affiliation: | 1.Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran;2.Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran;3.Young Researchers Club, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran;4.Private Clinician of Dehloran City, Ilam Province, Iran;PhD of Food Hygiene, Food and Drug Deputy, Urmia University of Medical Science, Urmia, Iran., Tel: +989144412026, Fax: +984413455839, E-mail: |
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| Abstract: | Leech infestation can cause various clinical symptoms in human and animals. There are a few reports about this infestation in the world. In this report, we represented two cases of leech infestation of Limnatis nilotica in domestic kid and ram with anorexia, little respiratory disorders and restlessness in Dehloran city, Ilam province, west of Iran. Based on author''s knowledge, there is no report of leech infestation on ram and kid and the present case is the first report of internal hirudiniasis of ram and kid due to Limnatis niloticain in literature. |
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| Keywords: | Leech Limnatis nilotica Iran |
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