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DMP 718 - Veterinary Parasitology > Flukes > Flashcards

Flukes Flashcards

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Alariasis

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Alaria sp.

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Alaria sp. - Hosts and distribution

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Carnivores

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Alaria sp. - Life cycle

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Operculated eggs in water
Miracidium hatches and enters snail
Cercariae penetrates tadpole, become mesocercariate
Tadpole eaten by frog or dog
Mesocercariae in dog migrates to intestine

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Alaria sp. - Morphology

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3-10 mm long

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Alaria sp. - Pathology

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Adults in small intestine cause mild enteritis

Migration of mesocercariae most pathogenic, destruction of lung tissue

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Alaria sp. - Clinical signs

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Signs associated with migration of mesocercariae through lungs
Adults in intestine not pathogenic

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Alaria sp. - Diagnosis

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Large, operculated eggs in fecal exam

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Alaria sp. - Treatment

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Praziquantel

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Alaria sp. - Public health

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Death, pulmonary hemmorrhage

Mesocercariae from frog’s legs

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10
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Salmon Poisoning Complex

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Caused by a Neorickettsia sp. in the trematode Nanophyetus salminocola

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Nanophyetus salmincola - Hosts and distribution

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Carnivores

Coastal streams of NW America

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Nanophyetus salmincola - Common name

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Salmon poisoning fluke

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Nanophyetus salmincola - Morphology

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Small fluke

Operculated eggs

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14
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Nanophyetus salmincola - PPP

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1 week

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Nanophyetus salmincola - Pathology

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Fluke is host to Neorickettsia helmintheca

Causes edema/inflammation of lymph nodes and destruction of lymphoid tissue

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16
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Nanophyetus salmincola - Clinical signs

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Fever then normal
Anorexia
Weight loss
Diarrhea
Vomiting
Lymphadenopathy
Death (7-10 days)
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Nanophyetus salmincola - Diagnosis

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History and region
Clinical signs
Operculated eggs in feces
LN aspirate

18
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Nanophyetus salmincola - Treatment

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Supportive care
N. helmintheoeca: Oxytetracycline or Doxycycline
N. salmincola: Praziquantel

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Nanophyetus salmincola - Public health

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Not zoonotic

20
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Heterobilharzia americana - Common name

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Canine schistosomiasia

21
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Heterobilharzia americana - Hosts and distribution

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Dogs, wild canids, raccoon, nutria, mink, horses

NC to FL TX up to KS

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Heterobilharzia americana - Morphology

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Female lives in the gynecophoric groove of the male

23
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Heterobilharzia americana - Life cycle

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Eggs laid in mesenteric veins
Eggs penetrate into intestinal lumen
Eggs shed in feces
In water, miracidium hatches and penetrates a snail
Develops into a sporocyst and then cercariae
Cercariae attach and penetrate skin of host
Develop into schistosomula, migrate to lungs, then liver
Schistosomula migrates to mesenteric veins where it matures

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Heterobilharzia americana - Pathology

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Granulomas form when eggs become trapped

Liver abscesses

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Heterobilharzia americana - Clinical signs

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Lethargy
Anorexia
Weight loss
Vomiting
Hypercalcemia
Chronic mucoid to hemorrhagic diarrhea
PU/PD
Coughing
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Heterobilharzia americana - Diagnosis

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Clinical signs
Geographic region
Non-operculated eggs in fecal sedimentation
Fecal PCR

27
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Heterobilharzia americana - Treatment

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Fenbendazole

Praziquantel

28
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Platynosomum fastosum - Common name

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Feline liver fluke

Lizard poisoning

29
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Platynosomum fastosum - Host and distribution

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Cats

SE US, Caribbean islands, Hawaii

30
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Platynosomum fastosum - Morphology

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4-8 mm long

Large operculum on eggs

31
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Platynosomum fastosum - Life cycle

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Eggs ingested by land snails (cercariae)
Lizard secondary IH (metacercarite)
Cat eats lizard
Flukes migrate to bile ducts

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Platynosomum fastosum - Pathology

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Thickening, cirrhosis, and blockage of bile ducts

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Platynosomum fastosum - Clinical signs

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Anorexia
Vomiting
Lethargy
Intermittent diarrhea
Weight loss
Hepatomegaly
34
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Platynosomum fastosum - Diagnosis

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Find operculated eggs in feces

Sedimentation exam

35
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Platynosomum fastosum - Treatment

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Praziquantel

Fenbendazole

36
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Platynosomum fastosum - Public health

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Not zoonotic

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