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**the small calcified lesions that are sometimes present in the [[Liver - Anatomy & Physiology|liver]] of sheep may represent degenerate hydatid cysts
**the small calcified lesions that are sometimes present in the [[Liver - Anatomy & Physiology|liver]] of sheep may represent degenerate hydatid cysts
**can be very prevalent in some geographical areas
**can be very prevalent in some geographical areas
[[Image:Echinococcus cysts.jpg|right|thumb|100px|<small><center>Echinococcus cysts (Image sourced from Bristol Biomed Image Archive with permission)</center></small>]]
*The intermediate stage of ''Echinococcus granulosus'' can be found in the lungs of many species, most commonly in lungs of cattle and sheep
*They range in size up to 5-10 cm diameter and although of little clinical significance, are important as a zoonosis (can be upto football size in man) and because of carcass condemnation
[[Category:Liver_Cestodes]]
[[Category:Liver_Cestodes]]
[[Category:Taeniidae]]
[[Category:Taeniidae]]
[[Category:To_Do_-_Parasites]]
[[Category:To_Do_-_Parasites]]