Coenurus cyst of the eye.

Coenurus cerebralis Cysts in the Left Lateral Cerebral Ventricle of a Ewe

A three-and-a-half year-old female Rahmani ewe was presented suffering from nervous symptoms. Grossly, a large cyst measuring 7 × 4 cm and weighing 145 g occupied the dilated left lateral ventricle. The overlying cerebral tissue was thin, atrophied and congested. It tore easily, and the cyst was evacuated spontaneously. Microscopically, liquefactive necrosis surrounded by aggregations of macrop...

Prevalence of Coenurus cerebralis in sheep in Northwest of Iran

This survey was carried out to determine the infection rate of Coenurus cerebralis in Urmia abattoir, West Azerbaijan, Iran. A total of 402 sheep heads were examined and the number of C. cerebralis cysts per each head was recorded. Thirty three sheep heads were examined each month during 12 months from 2006 to 2007. Of 402 heads, a number of 75 heads (18.65%) were infected with C. cerebralis. T...

349 - 359 Oryan A.pmd

Some of the metacestodes are not only zoonotic but are also responsible for severe tissue damage, reduction in milk and meat production, and considerable economic loss due to condemnation of the infected organs of the herbivorous animals. The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of Cysticercus ovis, Cysticercus tenuicollis, hydatid cyst and Coenurus gaigeri in sheep and goat...

Infection of the eye by tapeworm Coenurus.

Intra-medullary Cyst of the Spinal Cord Due to the Cestode Multiceps Multiceps in the Coenurus Stage: Report of a Case.

The cestode Multiceps multiceps is well known as a cause of intracerebral cysts in sheep, but there are only three reports of similar human infestation certainly due to this particular parasite (Brumpt, 1936 ; Clapham, 1941 ; Cluver, quoted by Craig and Faust, 1943). The subcutaneous tissues in man have been more frequently involved; there are some eight reports from various continents. The cas...