STUDIES ON PARAMPHISTOMUM SPECIES OF CATTLE AND SHEEP IN EGYPT

Document Type : Research article

Author

Dept, of Parasitology Fac, of Vet, Med, Cairo University, Head of Dept:

Abstract

Egyptian rumminants have been investigated for Paramphisto mum worms infestation. A detailed morphological and histological comparative study has been conducted demonstrating that the sto mach fluke of cattle and sheep in Egypt were identical with para mphistomum microbothrium and the Paramph stomum cervi seemed to have no existence in Egypt. Therefore, literature in conne ction with Paramphistomum cervi in the Egypitan literature should be regarded as Paramphistomum microbothrium.