Present distribution and economic potential According to FAO statistics there are about 19 million camels in the world, of which 15 million are found in Africa and 4 million in Asia. Of this estimated world population, 17 million are believed to be one-humped dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius) and 2 millions two-humped (Camelus bactrianus). Approximately 11 million dromedaries, representing...

linguatula serrata, is a cosmopolitan zoonotic parasite. adult of l. serrrata parasitize the nasopharynx of canids. con­suming raw glandular material of infected intermediate hosts (camel, sheep, cattle, goat, etc.) can infect human. in iran, two-humped camel is merely found in cold regions (ardabil and east azarbijan provinces) and is in danger of extinc­tion. a seven-year-old two-humped male ...