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What is the definitive host of Dipylidium caninum?

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Dogs and cats

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Where in the dog/cat does D. caninum live?

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Small intestine

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What clinical signs does D. caninum cause?

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Sometimes none, scooting d/t perianal irritation, non-specific GI signs

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How is D. caninum transmitted?

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Ingestion of fleas/lice (intermediate host)

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How does D. caninum spread from the dog/cat?

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Gravid proglottids passed in feces

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How do you dx D. caninum?

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Break open proglottid to visualize egg w/saline

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Why is ID of D. caninum difficult on fecal float?

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Eggs don’t consistently float, proglottids don’t uniformly distribute in feces

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How do you prevent D. caninum infestation?

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Good flea and lice control

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Is D. caninum zoonotic?

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Yes

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How do you treat D. caninum?

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Praziquantel

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What is the most common Taenia spp to affect dogs?

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T. pisiformis

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What Taenia spp affects cats?

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T. taeniaeformis

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What are clinical signs of Taenia infection?

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Sometimes none, scooting, GI impaction

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How is T. pisiformis transmitted to dogs?

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Ingestion of rabbit (int. host) tissue that contain cystercerci

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How is T. taeniaeformis transmitted to cats?

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Ingestion of rodent (int. host) tissue that contain strobilocerci

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How do you dx Taenia?

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Proglottids in feces, high specific gravity fecal float

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What other organism do Taenia eggs look like under the microscope?

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Echinococcus eggs

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How do you prevent Taenia infection?

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Elimination of predatory activities

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How do you treat Taenia in dogs and cats?

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Praziquantel, fenbendazole

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What are clinical signs of Echinococcus?

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Sometimes none, alveolar = resp signs

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What is the definitive host of Echinococcus granulosus?

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Dogs

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Where do E. granulosus live in the host?

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Small intestine

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What is the intermediate host of E.granulosus?

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Ungulates

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How is E. granulosus transmitted to dogs?

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Ingestion of int. host tissue containing hydatid cysts

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How do you dx E. granulosus?
High sp. gravity fecal float
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What is the intermediate host of E. multilocularis (dogs) and E. multiloculari (cats)?
Rodents
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How do dogs and cats become infected with E. multiloculari/multilocularis?
Ingestion of int host containing multilocular cysts
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How do you dx E. multilocularis/loculari?
CELISA or PCR
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How do you treat Echinococcus spp?
Praziquantel
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What are clinical signs of Toxocara spp?
Sometimes none, V+/D+, difficulty gaining weight, unthriftiness, pot-bellied puppies/kittens
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What age group is more severely affected by a high Toxocara or Ancylostoma burden?
Puppies and kittens - can be life threatening
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Where do Toxocara spp live in the host?
Small intestines
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How do Toxocara spp. get to the small intestine of the host?
Migrate through liver/lungs, coughed up and swallowed
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Is Toxocara or Ancylostoma assoc. w/visceral larval migrans in humans?
Toxocara canis
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What does Ancylostoma caninum cause in humans?
Cutaneous larval migrans
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What is the most common transmission route of T. canis?
Transplacental/transuterine
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How do you dx Toxocara spp?
Fecal float
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How is T. cati transmitted?
Ingestion of eggs w/L2 larvae, ingestion of paratenic host, transmammary
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How is Toxocara leonina different from other Toxocara spp?
Migration outside GIT does not occur
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How do you treat Toxocara?
Fenbendazole, Moxidectin, Pyrantel, Milbemycin
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What are clinical signs of Ancylostoma spp?
Sometimes none, D+, anemia, lethargy, melena, wt loss
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What is the most important route of transmission for Ancylostoma caninum?
Transmammary
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How do you dx Ancylostoma spp?
Fecal float
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How is A. tubaeforme transmitted to cats?
Ingestion of L3, skin penetration
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Does A. tubaeforme have transplacental or transmammary transmission?
No
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Which species does A. tubaeforme affect?
Cats
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Which species does A. caninum affect?
Dogs
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Which species does A. braziliense affect?
Dogs and cats
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How do you treat adult A. caninum?
Fenbendazole, Milbemycin, Moxidectin, Pyrantel
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How do you treat L4 A. caninum?
Moxidectin
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How do you treat A. tubaeforme?
Emodepside, Ivermectin, Pyrantel, Milbemycin, Moxidectin
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How do you treat L4 A. tubaeforme in intestines?
Emodepside, Moxidectin
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How do you treat A. braziliense in dogs?
Pyrantel
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What is the most common route of infection of U. stenocephala in dogs?
Oral
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How do you dx. U. stenocephala?
Fecal float
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How do you treat U. stenocephala?
Pyrantel, fenbendazole, Moxidectin
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What are clinical signs of Trichuris?
Sometimes none, D+/hemorrhagic feces/tenesmus
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Which nematode infection can cause "pseudo-Addison's"?
Trichuris spp.
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Which nematode has very resistant eggs that can persist for years in the environment?
Trichurs spp.
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What are more severe clinical signs of Trichuris?
Wt loss, anemia, lethargy, V+
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What is the definitive host of T. vulpis?
Dogs
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Where in the host does T. vulpis live?
Mainly cecum
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How is T. vulpis transmitted to dogs?
Ingestion of L2 stage eggs
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How do you dx T. vulpis?
Fecal float w/centrifugation and high sp. gravity
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Why are T. vulpis difficult to dx of fecal foat?
Intermittent shedding, small # of eggs
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How do you treat T. vulpis?
Febantel + Pyrantel, Drontal Plus, Fenbendazole for 3d
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What medication does NOT treat A. caninum?
Praziquantel
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What does an A. caninum egg look like?
Thin wall w/2-8 cells
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If you have a cough in a young puppy, what parasite might you suspect?
Toxocara canis
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Which canine parasite causes visceral and ocular larval migrans in humans?
T. canis (roundworm)
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Which canine parasite causes cutaneous larval migrans in humans?
A. caninum (hookworm)
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What tapeworm is fatally pathogenic in humans and what does it cause?
Echinococcus granulosis causes hydatid cyst disease
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How do you treat E. granulosus?
Praziquantel
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What do Dipylidium caninum proglottids look like in feces?
White rice
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What is the intermediate host of D. caninum?
Fleas
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How many sporocysts do Eimeria eggs have?
4
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How do you treat Eimeria infection in birds?
Fluconazole

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