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Moving forwards with hydatids eradication in the Falkland Islands
Current Knowledge
Please answer yes or no to the questions below about your current knowledge of hydatid cysts and the worm that causes them.
1.
Were you previously aware of the sheep/dog lifecycle of
Echinococcus granulosus
, the worm that causes hydatid cysts?
Yes
No
2.
Were you previously aware that people can develop hydatid cysts and become very unwell?
Yes
No
3.
Are you aware that eradication of hydatidosis is the reason we dose all dogs in the Falkland Islands every 5 weeks with a worming medication?
Yes
No
4.
Are you aware that, by law, it is prohibited to feed dogs liver, hearts or lungs from any ruminant animal (sheep, goats, cattle etc)?
Yes
No
