Clinical, pathological, and molecular data concerning Coenurus cerebralis in Sheep in Egypt
Said Amer,
Ahmed ElKhatam,
Yasuhiro Fukuda,
Lamia I. Bakr,
Shereif Zidan,
Ahmed Elsify,
Mostafa A. Mohamed,
Chika Tada,
Yutaka Nakai
Affiliations
Said Amer
Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Kafr El Sheikh University, Kafr El Sheikh 33516, Egypt; Laboratory of Sustainable Environmental Biology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 232-3 Yomogida, Naruko-onsen, Osaki, Miyagi 989-6711, Japan; Corresponding author at: Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Kafr El Sheikh University, Kafr El Sheikh 33516, Egypt.
Ahmed ElKhatam
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sadat City University, Menofia, Egypt
Yasuhiro Fukuda
Laboratory of Sustainable Environmental Biology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 232-3 Yomogida, Naruko-onsen, Osaki, Miyagi 989-6711, Japan
Lamia I. Bakr
Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, El Gharbya, Egypt
Shereif Zidan
Department of Animal Hygiene and Zoonoses, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sadat City, Menofia, Egypt
Ahmed Elsify
Department of Animal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sadat City, Menofia 32897, Egypt
Mostafa A. Mohamed
Department of pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Menofia University, Menofia, , Egypt
Chika Tada
Laboratory of Sustainable Environmental Biology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 232-3 Yomogida, Naruko-onsen, Osaki, Miyagi 989-6711, Japan
Yutaka Nakai
Laboratory of Sustainable Environmental Biology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, 232-3 Yomogida, Naruko-onsen, Osaki, Miyagi 989-6711, Japan; Corresponding author.
This article contains information related to a recent study “Prevalence and Identity of Taenia multiceps cysts “Coenurus cerebralis” in Sheep in Egypt” (Amer et al., 2017) [1]. Specifically, affected sheep showed neurological disorders manifested as depression, head shaking and circling, altered head position, incoordination and paralysis in some cases. Brain-derived cysts were molecularly identified by PCR-sequence analysis at mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene marker. Cyst-induced pathological changes included degenerative changes and demyelination in brain tissue, infiltration of lymphocytes and histiocytes. Cystic fluids were biochemically analyzed for protein, lipids and electrolytes. The data of this study provides more understanding on phylogeny, epidemiology and pathology of coenurosis in sheep. Keywords: Taenia multiceps, Coenurus cerebralis, Sheep, Pathology, 12S rRNA, Egypt
