Acute coenurosis in lambs
Abstract Six 100‐day‐old mixed‐breed lambs were examined in a farm with a semi‐intensive system due to neurologic signs. Cachexia, bilateral blindness, stupor, severe drowsiness and lethargy with left and right movements of the head and neck were recorded after awakening and stimulation. Lambs died...
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| author | Mostafa Abdollahi Samad Lotfollahzadeh Sara Shokrpoor Mojtaba Daneshi Moein Abolhasani Darounkola |
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| description | Abstract Six 100‐day‐old mixed‐breed lambs were examined in a farm with a semi‐intensive system due to neurologic signs. Cachexia, bilateral blindness, stupor, severe drowsiness and lethargy with left and right movements of the head and neck were recorded after awakening and stimulation. Lambs died 10 days after the onset of the clinical signs. The lambs were necropsied, and after routine parasitology, bacteriology and histopathology, the occurrence of acute coenurosis was confirmed due to finding multiple cystic structures in the brain tissue. All lambs of the herd were treated with albendazole (orally, 25 mg/kg, two doses with an interval of 14 days). All shepherd dogs were treated with popantel (orally, one tablet/10 kg, two doses with an interval of 14 days). The affected lambs died despite this treatment. No new case of the disease was observed after the initiation of control measures. The present study shows the importance of preventive measure against coenurosis in a semi‐intensive sheep farming system that includes implementing consistent parasite control programme in dogs being in contact with sheep. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-007bca7c01f544ffa6951f058da1f8882023-11-15T15:57:30ZengWileyVeterinary Medicine and Science2053-10952023-11-01962786279010.1002/vms3.1278Acute coenurosis in lambsMostafa Abdollahi0Samad Lotfollahzadeh1Sara Shokrpoor2Mojtaba Daneshi3Moein Abolhasani Darounkola4Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Semnan University Semnan IranDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Tehran Tehran IranDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Tehran Tehran IranDepartment of Animal Sciences and Center for Nutrition and Pregnancy North Dakota State University Fargo North Dakota USADepartment of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Mashhad IranAbstract Six 100‐day‐old mixed‐breed lambs were examined in a farm with a semi‐intensive system due to neurologic signs. Cachexia, bilateral blindness, stupor, severe drowsiness and lethargy with left and right movements of the head and neck were recorded after awakening and stimulation. Lambs died 10 days after the onset of the clinical signs. The lambs were necropsied, and after routine parasitology, bacteriology and histopathology, the occurrence of acute coenurosis was confirmed due to finding multiple cystic structures in the brain tissue. All lambs of the herd were treated with albendazole (orally, 25 mg/kg, two doses with an interval of 14 days). All shepherd dogs were treated with popantel (orally, one tablet/10 kg, two doses with an interval of 14 days). The affected lambs died despite this treatment. No new case of the disease was observed after the initiation of control measures. The present study shows the importance of preventive measure against coenurosis in a semi‐intensive sheep farming system that includes implementing consistent parasite control programme in dogs being in contact with sheep.https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.1278brainencephalitisMulticeps multicepsparasite |
| spellingShingle | Mostafa Abdollahi Samad Lotfollahzadeh Sara Shokrpoor Mojtaba Daneshi Moein Abolhasani Darounkola Acute coenurosis in lambs Veterinary Medicine and Science brain encephalitis Multiceps multiceps parasite |
| title | Acute coenurosis in lambs |
| title_full | Acute coenurosis in lambs |
| title_fullStr | Acute coenurosis in lambs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acute coenurosis in lambs |
| title_short | Acute coenurosis in lambs |
| title_sort | acute coenurosis in lambs |
| topic | brain encephalitis Multiceps multiceps parasite |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.1278 |
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