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Abstract
Although hydatid disease in man has long been recognized as one of the most important helminth zoonosis in many parts of the world, yet its importance in Egypt in general and in the Dakahlia Governorate in Particular as one of the most important agricul¬tural Governorates of Egypt, has not been thoroughly emphasized. Preliminary surveyes for the parasite in dogs and farm animals, as well as serological surveyes in man, suggest that there is the potential hazard of the existance of the disease among the Egyptians. Because of these findings, a study was undertaken to throw a light on the magintude of the disease in a sector area of EGypt. The Dakahlia Governorate. In this study 510 dogs captured from the different centres of the Dakahlia Governorate were directod for the presence of adult Echinococcus worms. Also 1431 farm animals Were examined for hydatid cysts. Arandom sample of 1285 individuals were skin tested using hydatid fluid antigen to estimate the prevalence.