Echinococcosis in Slaughtered Reindeer (Rangifer Tarandus) in the Northern Part of Troms and Western Part of Finnmark Counties, During the Winter 1975/76

Echinococcosis in reindeer in Norway has been known for a long time. Meat inspection of 3712 reindeer in the winter 1975/76 revealed echinococci in 56 lungs (1.5 %). Forty-eight of the lungs were examined at The State Veterinary Laboratory for Northern Norway. Of these, 40 (∞ 83 %) contained well-de...

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Published in:Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
Main Authors: Kummeneje, Knut, Waage, Steinar
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 1976
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Norway
Finnmark
Northern Norway
Rangifer tarandus
Troms
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8383950/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/983895
https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03547916
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Summary:Echinococcosis in reindeer in Norway has been known for a long time. Meat inspection of 3712 reindeer in the winter 1975/76 revealed echinococci in 56 lungs (1.5 %). Forty-eight of the lungs were examined at The State Veterinary Laboratory for Northern Norway. Of these, 40 (∞ 83 %) contained well-developed cysts, while 8 (∞17%) contained only collapsed cysts. Five lungs (∞ 10 %) contained both well-developed and collapsed cysts.

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