Equine Parasites Flashcards
Hairworm
Tichostrongylus axei
Habitat of T. axei
Stomach
Host of T. axei
Equine, porcine, ruminant
Life cycle of T. axei
Direct
L3 ingested
Larvae travel to stomach and develop into adults
Patho of T. axei
Catarrhal gastritis
Hyperplastic gastritis (especially if ruminants close by)
Hypoproteinemia
Dx of T. axei
Eggs in poo
Stomach worm or Spiruid
Habronema spp and Draschia megastoma
Habitat of Habronema spp
Stomach and rarely cecum and colon
Life cycle of Habronema spp and D. megastoma
Indirect
Larvae from eggs in poo eaten by maggot–>fly
Fly deposits L3 into wound or fly ingested
Patho of Habronema spp and D.megastoma
Pulmonary Habronemiasis (pulmonary granulomas)
Cutaneous habronemiasis (Summer sore, granular dermatitis)= self mutilation leads to necrosis and calcification of 3rd stage L
Ocular habronemasis
Gastric habronemiasis
Dx of Habronema spp and D.megastoma
Eggs in poo or larva in poo
Gastric lavage
Biopsy of lesions for cutaneous or ocular habronemiasis
Are L more important than adults for Habronemia spp and D.megastoma?
Yes
Draschia megastoma habitat
Nodules in wall of stomach
Ascarid or roundworm of horses
Parascaris equorum
Habitat of Parascaris equorum
Small intestine….HUGE worms
or due to abnormal migratin, bile ducts
L can be in kidneys or CNS
Does O.equorum normally affect foals or adults?
Foals
Life cycle of P. equorum
Direct
Eggs in poo
L3 is ingested and travels via hepatic portal system to heart and lungs where it’s swallowed and reaches small intestine as adult.
Patho of P.equorum
Mild liver rxns
Severe lung rxns (subpleural lymphocytic nodules)
SUMMER COLDS due to hepatotrachael migration- pulmonary lesions