background : this comprehensive study was conducted on multi-purpose one-humped camel ( camelus dromedarius ) sera and ticks to assess the epidemiological aspects of the crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever virus (cchfv) in northeast iran. methods : from may 2012 to january 2013, eleven cities were randomly selected in the khorasan provinces of iran as “clusters,” and at least 14 one-humped camels w...

A survey on camel brucellosis in Boushehr province of Iran was carried out during the year 1997. A total of 258 serum samples were collccted and serologically examincd. Out of thesc samples. 5 cases (% 1.93) showed laboratory evidence of hrl/cclla infcc'tiol1. 111 hacleriological examinatiol1, the Iymph nodes of ail serologically positive camcls were cultured. Brl/cella melilensis biotype 1 was...

This study was designed to reveal out the prevalence of Sarcoptic mite infestation and the risk factors associated with occurrence of mange in one-humped camels (Camulus dromedarius) at smallholder farms in Upper Egypt, and to develop an applicable therapeutical protocol for the Sarcoptic mange infested camels. A total of 660 one-humped camels were randomly selected from different villages of A...

The aim of the present study was to investigate the physico-chemical quality of raw milk of one-humped camel coming from Khur and Biabanak known as a camel-rearing area located in Isfahan province of Iran. 500 milliliters of raw milk from thirty individual one-humped camels were randomly collected and subjected for proximate analyses indicating the amounts of total solid, protein, fat, lactose,...

Tissue samples of thyroid glands of 16 healthy camels (Camelus dromedarius) were investigated under two age groups i.e. group A (3-5 years) and group B (6-10 years)) with equal number of animals, for their gross and microscopic anatomy. Gross studies revealed that thyroid glands were located near the first ring of trachea and had two lobes, connected by an isthmus. They were of reddish brown in...