Table 2.
Epidemiological surveys of echinococcosis in livestock in Egypt published during 1938–2021
| Governorate | Host | No. Examined | No. Positive (%) | Organ infected | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matrouh | Camels | 1512 | 207 (13.7) | Lung, liver, GIT | Barghash & Darwish (2019) |
| Sheep | 867 | 236 (27.2) | |||
| Goats | 703 | 168 (23.9) | |||
| Donkeys | 192 | 17 (8.9) | |||
| Buffaloes | 98 | 0 (0) | |||
| Cattle | 1575 | 21 (1.3) | |||
| Dakahlia | Camels | na | (2.5) | na | Haridy et al. (2006) |
| Camels | 936 | 33 (3.5) | na | Abu-Elwafa et al. (2009) | |
| Buffaloes | 648 | 1 (0.2) | na | Abu-Elwafa & Al-Araby (2008) | |
| Buffaloes | 120 | 5 (4.2) | na | Abbas (2016) | |
| Buffaloes | 205 | 5 (2.4) | na | El-Alfy et al. (2017) | |
| Cattle | 2048 | 3 (0.2) | na | Abu-Elwafa & Al-Araby (2008) | |
| Cattle | 500 | 2 (0.4) | Liver, lung | Abbas et al. (2016) | |
| Cattle | 387 | 7 (1.8) | na | El-Alfy et al. (2017) | |
| Pigs | na | 0.7 | na | Haridy et al. (2006) | |
| Cattle, buffaloes | na | (6.4) | na | Haridy et al. (2006) | |
| Sheep | 133 | 0 (0) | na | Abu-Elwafa & Al-Araby (2008) | |
| Sheep | 151 | 1 (0.7) | na | Abu-Elwafa et al. (2009) | |
| Sheep | 347 | 0 (0) | na | El-Alfy et al. (2017) | |
| Sheep, goats | na | 0.3 | na | Haridy et al. (2006) | |
| Cairo | Camels | na | (31.0) | na | El Kordy (1946) |
| Camels | 1811 | (8.0) | na | Hamdy et al. (1980) | |
| Camels | na | (31.0) | Lung, liver | Rahman et al. (1992) | |
| Camels | 441 | 33 (7.5) | Lung, liver | Mousa et al. (2015) | |
| Camels | 125 | 55 (44.0) | Liver, lung | Kandil et al. (2019) | |
| Camels | 528 | 93 (17.6) | Liver, lung | El-Kattan et al. (2020) | |
| Camels | 180 | (18.9) | na | Mahdy et al. (2014) | |
| Buffaloes | na | (16.0) | na | El Kordy (1946) | |
| Buffaloes | na | (0) | Lung, liver | Rahman et al. (1992) | |
| Cattle | na | (10.0) | na | El Kordy (1946) | |
| Cattle | 1114 | (0.3) | na | Hamdy et al. (1980) | |
| Cattle | na | (0) | Lung, liver | Rahman et al. (1992) | |
| Cattle | 90 | (3.3) | na | Mahdy et al. (2014) | |
| Pigs | 1500 | (4.5) | na | Hamdy et al. (1980) | |
| Pigs | na | (4.6) | Lung, liver | Rahman et al. (1992) | |
| Donkeys | 120 | (14.2) | na | Mahdy et al. (2014) | |
| Sheep | na | (1.5) | na | El Kordy (1946) | |
| Sheep | 2200 | (0.3) | na | Hamdy et al. (1980) | |
| Sheep | na | (1.3) | Lung, liver | Rahman et al. (1992) | |
| Giza | Zoo donkeys | 160 | 17 (10.6) | na | Haridy et al. (2008a) |
| Zoo donkeys | 83 | 17 (20.5) | Liver | Al-Kappany et al. (2016) | |
| Zoo donkeys | 40 | 4 (10.0) | Liver | Desouky et al. (2017) | |
| Zoo donkeys | 103 | 16 (15.5) | na | Ahmed et al. (2018) | |
| Donkeys | 65 | 3 (4.6) | Liver | Ahmed et al. (2011) | |
| Sheep | 200 | 100 (50.0) | na | Bauomi et al. (2015) | |
| Sharkia | Camels | 100 | 27 (27.0) | na | El-Ridi et al. (1990) |
| Camels | 936 | 33 (3.5) | Lung, liver, spleen, heart | Gab-Allah & Saba (2010) | |
| Camels | 6416 | 234 (3.7) | Liver, lung | Ahmed et al. (2021) | |
| Cattle | 100 | 3 (3.0) | Lung, liver, spleen, heart | Gab-Allah & Saba (2010) | |
| Sheep | 2314 | 91 (3.9) | |||
| Goats | 2150 | 97 (4.5) | |||
| Menofia | Camels | 209 | 61 (29.2) | Lung | El-Bahy et al. (2019) |
| Camels | 670 | 123 (18.4) | Liver, lung | El-Meleh et al. (2019) | |
| Buffaloes | 456 | 8 (1.8) | Lung | El-Bahy et al. (2019) | |
| Buffaloes | 868 | 2 (0.2) | Liver, lung | El-Meleh et al. (2019) | |
| Cattle | 993 | 0 (0) | Lung | El-Bahy et al. (2019) | |
| Cattle | 3528 | 1 (0.0) | Liver, lung | El-Meleh et al. (2019) | |
| Sheep, goats | 258 | 0 (0) | Lung | El-Bahy et al. (2019) | |
| Sheep, goats | 787 | 0 (0) | Liver, lung | El-Meleh et al. (2019) | |
| Qualyobia | Camels | 556 | 54 (9.7) | na | Hassanin et al. (2013) |
| Cattle | 590 | 75 (12.7) | na | El-Madawy et al. (2011) | |
| Cattle | 598 | 11 (1.8) | na | Hassanin et al. (2013) | |
| Sheep | 660 | 52 (7.9) | na | El-Madawy et al. (2011) | |
| Buffaloes | 383 | 9 (2.3) | na | Hassanin et al. (2013) | |
| Sheep | 198 | 15 (7.6) | na | Hassanin et al. (2013) | |
| Goats | 95 | 7 (7.4) | na | Hassanin et al. (2013) | |
| Gharbia | Buffaloes | 19,089 | 0 (0) | na | Elmonir et al. (2015) |
| Cattle | 11,281 | 0 (0) | |||
| Sheep | 14,724 | 0 (0) | |||
| Cairo, Giza, Qualyobia | Sheep | 1000 | 4 (0.4) | na | Borai et al. (2013) |
| Cattle | 825 | 5 (0.6) | |||
| Buffaloes | 1470 | 3 (0.2) | |||
| Camels | 1360 | 44 (3.2) | |||
| Cairo, Giza, Alexandria, Kafr Elsheikh, Beheira, Assiut, Elminia | Sheep | 1355 | 331 (24.4) | Lung, liver, and GIT | Barghash et al. (2017) |
| Goats | 1322 | 256 (19.4) | |||
| Pigs | 137 | 26 (18.9) | |||
| Camels | 2212 | 414 (18.7) | |||
| Donkeys | 503 | 70 (13.9) | |||
| Cattle | 1619 | 37 (2.3) | |||
| Buffaloes | 722 | 3 (0.4) | |||
| Cairo, Giza, Benisuef | Sheep | 397 | 39 (9.8) | Lung, liver | Abo-Aziza et al. (2019) |
| Cattle | 401 | 74 (18.4) | |||
| Camels | 341 | 79 (23.2) | |||
| Buffaloes | 435 | 95 (21.8) | |||
| Cairo, Benisuef | Camel | 573 | 62 (10.8) | Liver, lung, spleen | El-Dakhly et al. (2019) |
| Sheep | 4300 | 33 (0.8) | |||
| Pigs | 1235 | 3 (0.2) | |||
| Benisuef | Zoo donkeys | 145 | 10 (6.9) | Liver, lung | Aboelhadid et al. (2013) |
| Elminia | Cattle/Buffaloes | 120/50 | 6 (5.0)/2 (4.0) | Lung, liver | Dyab et al. (2019) |
| Assiut | Camels | 200 | 12 (6.0) | Liver, lung, kidney | Dyab et al. (2017) |
| Sheep | 250 | (2.4) | na | Taher & Sayed (2011) | |
| Goats | 90 | 6 (6.7) | Liver | Abdelazeem et al. (2020) | |
| New valley | Sheep | 459 | 37 (8.1) | Liver, lung, kidney | Osman et al. (2014) |
| Goats | 528 | 29 (5.5) | |||
| Red Sea, Qena, Sohag, Aswan | Sheep | 820 | 58 (14.1) | Lung, liver, viscera | Omar et al. (2013) |
| Goats | 130 | 17 (13.1) | |||
| Camels | 240 | 12 (5.0) | |||
| Cattle | 2910 | 2 (0.1) | |||
| Buffaloes | 398 | 0 (0) | |||
| Aswan | Camels/Sheep | 2080/674 | 173 (8.3)/3 (0.54) | Lung, liver | Dyab et al. (2018) |
| Assiut and Aswan | Camels | 1395 | 107 (7.7) | na | Dyab et al. (2005) |
| na | Camels | 400,159 | (5.5) | Lung, liver | Haridy et al. (1998) |
| (6.1) | |||||
| (6.7) | |||||
| (8.2) | |||||
| (4.3) |
Abbreviations: na, not available; GIT, gastrointestinal tract.