Survey on prevalence rate of coenuros cerebralis in Babol city slaughted sheeps (2008)

Coenurosis is caused by Coenurus cerebralis. Coenurosis is the larval stage of Taenia multiceps multiceps. Mature parasite live in canine & canidae gut. Parasite larve stage inclinate mostly to C.N.S specially brain & spinal cord. this study accomplished at 3 months (from may to july) 2008 in 986 slaughted sheeps. the percent sheeps (0.3%) were infected. Coenurosis doesn,t response to treatment, thus priphylaxis is the best way for control of disease. for example, prevention of access in dogs to parasite & pharmaceutical treatment against parasite in dogs can cause control of disease.