Epidemiolog Study and Identification for Intestinal Parasites have Influence on Passer domesticus in Tikrit City, Iraq

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Abid A. Jenzeel
Wisam H. Abd AL-Hade
Abdullah H. Abdullah

Abstract

 During the period from September 2013 till the end of July 2014 ,a total of 340 birds Passer domesticus were collected from Tikrit city . The study revealed the infection of birds with seven species of  cestoda  helminthes , belonging to the genus Raillietin . These species included  R. tetragona , R. echinobothrida , R. cesticellus and R. ransomi with prevalence infection of 36.1% , 30.1% . 15.0 % and 1.8 % respectively . And the genus Choanotaenia . These species included  C. infundibulum and C. passerine with pervatence infection of 15.0% and 0.6% respectively . And the genus Anonchotuenia . The species included  A.globate with prevantence infection 1.2% .                                                                                Among of these parasites R. ransomi , C. passerine and  A. globate were reported  here for the first time in Iraq , in addition , P. domesticus  is considered as a new host in Iraq for R. tetragona , R. echinobothrida , R. cesticellus and C. infundibulum . 

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A. Jenzeel, A. et al. 2017. Epidemiolog Study and Identification for Intestinal Parasites have Influence on Passer domesticus in Tikrit City, Iraq. Ibn AL-Haitham Journal For Pure and Applied Sciences. 28, 3 (Mar. 2017), 331–344.
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