Three cases of Parafilaria bovicola infection in Belgium, and a few recent epidemiological observations on this emergent disease
Parafilariosis is a vectorborne parasitic disease caused by the development of the nematode Parafilaria bovicola in the subcutaneous and intermuscular connective tissues of cattle. On February 28, 2012, the so-called bleeding spots were observed in two heifers and one bull in a cattle herd close to Namur (Belgium). The animals had been treated in December with an injectable ivermectin/closantel solution (Closamectin pour-on, Norbrook Lab) at the recommended dosage. Samples of serohaemorrhagic exudate and blood, as well as skin biopsies, were collected. Embryonated eggs of P bovicola in the ser... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | TEXT |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2013 |
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BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
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Schlagwörter: | Research |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27005697 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/172/5/129 |