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This study aimed to determine the prevalence of\n                      <jats:italic>L. serrata<\/jats:italic>\n                      in cattle and camels of Zabol County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      From March 2014 to February 2021, 300 cattle (48 female and 252 male) and 300 camels (31 female and 269 male) were examined at the Zabol slaughterhouse, encompassing different age groups. The cattle breeds were indigenous (native Sistani breeds) and non\u2010indigenous (breeds introduced from external regions), while all the camels were native breeds. To identify\n                      <jats:italic>L. serrata<\/jats:italic>\n                      nymphs, three samples of mesenteric lymph nodes (MLNs) were meticulously collected in phosphate\u2010buffered saline immediately after slaughtering.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      According to the results, 4.33% (13\/300) of cattle were infected with\n                      <jats:italic>L. serrata<\/jats:italic>\n                      , with six females and seven males infected. There was a significant difference in the prevalence of infection between females (6\/48, 12.5%) and males (7\/252, 2.77%) of cattle (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a00.009). Moreover, cattle older than 3\u00a0years had significantly more infections with\n                      <jats:italic>L. serrata<\/jats:italic>\n                      nymphs (16.07%, 9\/56) than cattle of other ages (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001). Compared to other seasons, autumn showed a high prevalence of parasites (8.1%, 6\/74) (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a00.017). Regarding the camels, only 3.66% (11\/300) were infected, and there was no significant difference in infection rates between male and female camels or between seasons (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&gt;\u00a00.05). The infection rate was higher in camels older than 3\u00a0years (n\u00a0=\u00a09) than in camels younger than 3\u00a0years (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.05). The MLNs of infected cattle were edematous, red, enlarged and characterized by an eosinophilic granulomatous reaction with mononuclear inflammatory cells.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The present study had low rates of\n                      <jats:italic>L. serrata<\/jats:italic>\n                      infection because the farms were clean, and cattle and camels did not have contact with final hosts such as dogs and wild canids. This suggests that their management strategies, including secure and preventative measures, were effective.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/vms3.70143","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,11,27]],"date-time":"2024-11-27T06:15:10Z","timestamp":1732688110000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Assessing the Prevalence and Histopathology of\n                    <i>Linguatula serrata<\/i>\n                    Infection of Camels and Cattle in Zabol County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"11","author":[{"given":"Mohammad","family":"Rahnama","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Food Hygiene and Quality Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Zabol Zabol 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