ZAFER ÖZYILDIZ, RAHŞAN YILMAZ, Şule Yurdagül ÖZSOY, İ. Ayhan Özkul

Parasitic aortitis due to onchocerca armillata in slaughtered cattle in the southeastern region of Turkey

Bu çalışmada, Türkiyenin Güneydoğusunda 2011-2012 yılları arasında mezbahalarda kesilen 400 sığır aortasında gözlenen parazitik aortitis olguları incelendi. Aortaların alınış yeri arcus aorta ve çevresi idi. İncelemeler sonunda 400 hayvandan 32 tanesinde (%8) makroskobik, 43 tanesinde ise (%10.75) hem makroskobik, hem de mikroskobik olarak aortik onkoserkozis tespit edildi. Bu çalışmanın amacı Türkiyenin Güneydoğusunda Onchocerca armillata adlı parazitin neden olduğu parazitik aortitis olgularının prevalansı ve patolojisinin ayrıntılı bir biçimde incelenmesidir.

Türkiyenin Güneydoğusunda mezbahalarda kesilen sığırlarda onchocerca armillatanın neden olduğu parazitik aortitis

In this study, total of 400 aorta suspected with parasitic aortitis was investigated between the years 2011-2012 in slaughtered cattle in the Southeastern of Turkey. Particularly arcus aorta and its surroundings were investigated. Macroscopically 32 of 400 (8%), both macroscopically and microscopically 43 (10.75%) cattle were diagnosed as aortic onchocercosis. The aim of this study is to investigate prevalance and pathology of parasitic aortitis in detail caused by Onchocerca armillata in the Southeastern region of Turkey.

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