Prevalence study in horses infected by Gasterophilus sp. in an eastern region of Poland.
Abstract: A survey to determine current prevalence of Gasterophilus spp. (bot flies) in equids (n=400) at necropsy in slaughtered horses was conducted at the abattoir in Rawicz. The evaluation was performed according to sex, age, larval stages, severity of infestation and localization, respectively. Only Gasterophilus intestinalis and Gasterophilus nasalis were detected. The prevalence determined in the eastern part of Poland was of 47%. The high prevalence of this parasite infection in the Polish horse population confirms that Gasterophilosis spp. has to be taken into serious consideration and prophylactic measures might be indicated.
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Publication Date: 2012-09-04 PubMed ID: 22998809DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.08.023Google Scholar: Lookup
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This study investigates the prevalence of bot flies (Gasterophilus spp.) in horses in one region in the east of Poland and finds 47% of the tested horses were infected by either of the two species detected, stressing the need for preventative measures in the Polish horse population.
Research Objective
- The primary objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of bot flies (specifically Gasterophilus spp.) in horses within a particular region in the east of Poland.
Methodology
- A total of 400 horses were selected for the study.
- The horses, which were due for slaughter, were necropsied at an abattoir in Rawicz, Poland.
- The researchers checked for symptoms of bot flies in these horse specimens, examining variables like the sex and age of the horse, severity of the infestation, the developmental stage of the larvae, and their location within the host.
Results
- Only two species of bot flies were detected – Gasterophilus intestinalis and Gasterophilus nasalis.
- The overall prevalence of Gasterophilus spp. infection amongst the tested horses in this region was found to be 47%.
Conclusion and implications
- The relatively high prevalence rate found within this study suggests that Gasterophilosis (the disease caused by Gasterophilus spp.) poses a significant risk to the horse population in Poland.
- The authors recommend investing in preventative measures to control, treat and potentially reduce the incidence of these parasitic infections in Polish horses.
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APA
Niedźwiedź A, Borowicz H, Nicpoń JM.
(2012).
Prevalence study in horses infected by Gasterophilus sp. in an eastern region of Poland.
Vet Parasitol, 191(1-2), 94-96.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.08.023 Publication
Researcher Affiliations
- Department of Internal Diseases with Clinic for Horses, Dogs and Cats, The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, pl. Grunwaldzki 47, 50-366 Wrocław, Poland. artur.niedzwiedz@up.wroc.pl
MeSH Terms
- Age Factors
- Animals
- Diptera / physiology
- Female
- Horse Diseases / epidemiology
- Horses
- Larva
- Male
- Myiasis / epidemiology
- Myiasis / veterinary
- Poland
- Prevalence
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