Parasites: Nematodes_Spiruoidea (catch all group)

Question 1

Treatment

Answer 1

Ivermectin
Moxidectin
Doramectin

Question 2

horse

Answer 2

Habronema spp.

“summer sores” mustelid fly=vector
host: horse
Dx: visual ID

Question 3

horse

(only one)

Answer 3

Drascia sp.

equine stomach worm
“summer sores” mustelid fly=vector
Dx: visual ID

Question 4

pretty much anything can get this

Answer 4

Thelazia spp.
intermediate host: muscid fly/sponging fly
signs: conjunctivitis, tearing
Dx: visual ID
zoonosis: occasionally reported

Question 5

(paperclip shape)

Esophageal worm
dog

Answer 5

Spirocerca lupi
route: ingestion of intermediate host dung beetle
Dx: fecal float, esophageal endoscopy, x-ray

Question 6

canine and feline stomach worm

Answer 6

Physaloptera spp.
route: ingestion of intermediate host cricket, roach, beetle or ingestion of paratenic host amphibian or reptile
Dx: direct smear, ID in vomit
usually in wild canids
Tx: Pyrantel