Pathological alterations caused by Anoplocephala perfoliata infection in the ileocaecal junction of equids.
Abstract: The pathological alterations caused by Anoplocephala perfoliata in the ileocaecal junction of 28 equids slaughtered in an abattoir in Madrid (Central Spain) are described. The lesions were scored in grades based on the intensity of the damage and were related to the tapeworm number observed. The first grade (grade I) of alterations consisted of a slight enteritis associated with focal erosions observed in 43% of parasitized animals with low parasitic burden (1-26 tapeworms). The second grade (grade II) was a focal pseudomembranous enteritis, present in the ileocaecal junctions of 36% infected animals with moderate to high burden (23-188 tapeworms), and the third grade (grade III) was a regional necrotizing enteritis, present in the animals (21%) with the highest burden (72-248 tapeworms). The possible role of the lesions caused by this parasite in the aetiology of colic is discussed.
Publication Date: 1999-08-13 PubMed ID: 10445000DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0442.1999.00203.xGoogle Scholar: Lookup
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This research article presents a study on the damage caused by Anoplocephala perfoliata, a type of parasite, in the ileocaecal junction of equids. The severity of the damage is observed to increase with the tapeworm population, and its potential relationship to colic in equids is also discussed.
Study Objectives and Methodology
- The main objective of the study was to explore and describe the pathological alterations caused by the infection of Anoplocephala perfoliata in the ileocaecal junction of equids.
- The researchers studied 28 equids that were slaughtered at an abattoir in Madrid, Central Spain.
- They evaluated the lesions caused by the tapeworms and classified them into grades I, II, and III, based on the intensity of the damage.
- The grades were also related to the number of tapeworms found in the equids.
Findings and Analysis
- The lowest grade of damage – grade I, consisting of minor enteritis and focal erosions, was observed in 43% of the parasitized animals that had a low parasitic load of between 1 to 26 tapeworms.
- Grade II damage, which was characterized as focal pseudomembranous enteritis, was found in 36% of the infected equids with a moderate to high parasitic burden of 23 to 188 tapeworms.
- The most severe damage – grade III, identified as regional necrotizing enteritis, was present in 21% of the animals carrying the heaviest tapeworm load of between 72 to 248 tapeworms.
Implications and Conclusions
- The results of the study suggest a clear correlation between the number of tapeworms and the severity of the pathological alterations in the equids’ ileocaecal junction.
- The research supports the hypothesis that an increase in tapeworm population can lead to severe damages.
- The role of the lesions caused by Anoplocephala perfoliata in causing colic (pain in the abdomen) in the equids is also discussed.
- However, further research is needed to conclusively determine the impact of the parasites on the aetiology of colic in the equids.
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APA
Rodríguez-Bertos A, Corchero J, Castaño M, Peña L, Luzón M, Gómez-Bautista M, Meana A.
(1999).
Pathological alterations caused by Anoplocephala perfoliata infection in the ileocaecal junction of equids.
Zentralbl Veterinarmed A, 46(5), 261-269.
https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1439-0442.1999.00203.x Publication
Researcher Affiliations
- Dpto Patología Animal, Veterinary School, UCM, Madrid, Spain. arbertos@eucmax.sim.ucm.es
MeSH Terms
- Animals
- Cecum / parasitology
- Cecum / pathology
- Cestoda / isolation & purification
- Cestode Infections / pathology
- Cestode Infections / veterinary
- Colic / etiology
- Colic / veterinary
- Horse Diseases / pathology
- Horses
- Ileocecal Valve / parasitology
- Ileocecal Valve / pathology
- Ileum / parasitology
- Ileum / pathology
- Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / pathology
- Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / veterinary
- Intestinal Mucosa / parasitology
- Intestinal Mucosa / pathology
- Peptic Ulcer / parasitology
- Peptic Ulcer / pathology
- Peptic Ulcer / veterinary
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