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connective tissue nematode of horses
onchocerca cervicalis
lung nematode of horses
dictyocaulus arnfieldi
onchocerca cervicalis location
adults - ligamentum nuchae
microfilaria - dermis
onchocerca cervicalis vector
flies - biting midges
onchocerca cervicalis time and distribution
summer; northern latitudes
onchocerca cervicalis pathogenesis
fistulous withers, dermatitis, uveitis, pruritic lesions
when is disease associated with onchocerca cervicalis seen
mid-late summer to fall
natural hosts of dictyocaulus arnfieldi
donkeys and horses < 3y
dictyocaulus arnfieldi transmission
pasture
dictyocaulus arnfieldi shed and infective stage
shed - L1
infective - L3
dictyocaulus arnfieldi site
lower respiratory tract
dictyocaulus arnfieldi pathogenesis
bronchitis, pneumonia, severe coughing
dx of lungworm
baermann method
coccidiosis in horses is caused by
eimeria leukarti
eimeria leukarti ddx (based on morphology)
pollen grain
what protozoa is immediately infective and can be acquired from cattle
cryptosporidium parvum
what stage of sarcocystis neurona infects horses
cystic stage
what role do horses play in the lifecycle of sarcocystis neurona
aberrant IH
DH of sarcocystis neurona
opossum
primary etiologic agent of equine protozoal myeloencephalitis
sarcocystis neurona
3 As of equine protozoal myeloencephalitis
asymmetry
ataxia
atrophy
dx of EPM
neurological c/s with serology on serum and CSF
control of sarcocystis neurona
prevent access of opossums to horse-feeding and watering areas
what other protozoa causes EPM
neospora hughesi