Lungworm of cattle in Malaysia

Bovine lungworm Dictyocaulus viviparus is highly endemic in temperate regions. However, the occurrence of the lungworm has not been reported in any South East Asian country. The main aim of the present study was to detect the presence of lungworm in cattle in peninsular Malaysia and to examine the...

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Main Authors: Htun, Lat Lat, Abdullah Sani, Rehana, Hassan, Latiffah, Abdul Rahman, Sheikh Omar, S., Jeyabalan, M., Hishammfariz, K., Rohani, E., Azlan, P., Ramli
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Language:English
Published: Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine 2010
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15497/1/Lungworm%20of%20cattle%20in%20Malaysia.pdf
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author Htun, Lat Lat
Abdullah Sani, Rehana
Hassan, Latiffah
Abdul Rahman, Sheikh Omar
S., Jeyabalan
M., Hishammfariz
K., Rohani
E., Azlan
P., Ramli
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description Bovine lungworm Dictyocaulus viviparus is highly endemic in temperate regions. However, the occurrence of the lungworm has not been reported in any South East Asian country. The main aim of the present study was to detect the presence of lungworm in cattle in peninsular Malaysia and to examine the morphology of the parasite. A cross-sectional study was carried out in which 602 animals from four large scale government cattle farms and one dairy smallholder farm were sampled. In addition, 283 lungs from 11 abattoirs around the country were examined. Faecal samples were examined using the Baermann technique while post-mortem examination was performed on the lungs. Approximately 5% of faecal samples and 1% of lungs were positive for lungworm. Based on the morphology of adult lungworm, eggs and first stage larvae, Malaysian bovine lungworms were D. viviparus.
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spelling upm.eprints-154972016-04-28T07:36:47Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15497/ Lungworm of cattle in Malaysia Htun, Lat Lat Abdullah Sani, Rehana Hassan, Latiffah Abdul Rahman, Sheikh Omar S., Jeyabalan M., Hishammfariz K., Rohani E., Azlan P., Ramli Bovine lungworm Dictyocaulus viviparus is highly endemic in temperate regions. However, the occurrence of the lungworm has not been reported in any South East Asian country. The main aim of the present study was to detect the presence of lungworm in cattle in peninsular Malaysia and to examine the morphology of the parasite. A cross-sectional study was carried out in which 602 animals from four large scale government cattle farms and one dairy smallholder farm were sampled. In addition, 283 lungs from 11 abattoirs around the country were examined. Faecal samples were examined using the Baermann technique while post-mortem examination was performed on the lungs. Approximately 5% of faecal samples and 1% of lungs were positive for lungworm. Based on the morphology of adult lungworm, eggs and first stage larvae, Malaysian bovine lungworms were D. viviparus. Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15497/1/Lungworm%20of%20cattle%20in%20Malaysia.pdf Htun, Lat Lat and Abdullah Sani, Rehana and Hassan, Latiffah and Abdul Rahman, Sheikh Omar and S., Jeyabalan and M., Hishammfariz and K., Rohani and E., Azlan and P., Ramli (2010) Lungworm of cattle in Malaysia. Tropical Biomedicine, 27 (2). pp. 236-240. ISSN 0127-5720 http://www.msptm.org/journal16.html
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P., Ramli
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