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Coccidia in Camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Saudi Arabia 1

1985; Wiley; Volume: 32; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1550-7408.1985.tb03039.x

2375-0804

A. A. Kasim, Hussen S. Hussein, YASER R. AL SHAWA,

Animal Diversity and Health Studies

Saudi Arabian camels (Camelus dromedarius) are infected with three species of Eimeria: E. dromedarii (28.4%), E. rajasthani (22.2%), and E. cameli (19.2%); 41.6% of the animals examined were positive. The highest prevalence of infection was reported in the western region of the country. Mixed infection with two Eimeria species is most common; E. dromedarii was most frequently and generally the most predominant species. Eimeria dromedarii and E. rajasthani are described for the first time from Saudi Arabian camels.