'Egypts Presidential Specialized Council for Education and Scientific Research'
Doi
Abstract
About 180,000 old world camels (OWCs) including one-humped (Camelus Dromedarius) and
two-humped (Camelus Bactrianus) camels (only 100β300 individuals) live in Iran. Abortion is one
of the problems of camel breeders in Iran at various aspects, i.e. economical, animal healthcare or
zoonotic. So far, some epizootological studies have been conducted on infectious diseases of Iranian
camels. However, there is the absence of comprehensive information on the camel abortion status in
Iran. We aimed at collecting all the available information on abortion in Dromedary and Bactrian
camels in Iran to have a better picture of the situation in the country. Based on studies that examined
the causes of abortion of dromedary camels in different provinces; Brucellosis, trypanosomiasis,
leptospirosis, salmonellosis, bovine viral diarrhea, infectious bovine rhinotracheitis and aspergillosis
are common factors of abortion in the country. This review can provide baseline information for
future research and give significant contributions to figuring the disease control strategies