Ascarids: Recent Advances
1986; Elsevier BV; Volume: 2; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/s0749-0739(17)30718-6
ISSN1558-4224
Autores Tópico(s)Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
ResumoFoals acquire Parascaris equorum infections at an early age. Larval migration through the liver and lungs causes coughing and a nasal discharge, followed by depression and unthriftiness as the worms mature in the small intestine. Some foals die of intestinal impaction or rupture. Immunity develops around 6 to 12 months of age and the ascarid burden diminishes. To prevent the development of a large mass of ascarids in the intestine and the subsequent environmental contamination by massive numbers of eggs, foals should be treated every 6 weeks with a suitable anthelmintic.
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