Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Horse eye worm infection confirmed by molecular test in China
By Feng Yu et al.·Published in Veterinary Sciences·2021·View original on Semantic Scholar →
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Original publication title: First Molecular Confirmation of Equine Ocular Setaria digitata in China
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
A 5-year-old Mongolian mare was brought in with cloudy eyes and a lot of discharge. During an eye exam, the vet found a moving, thread-like worm in her eye. The worm was surgically removed, and tests confirmed it was a type of parasite called Setaria digitata. This case is the first confirmed instance of this eye parasite in horses in China, highlighting a potential health concern for other livestock in the area.
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Abstract
A 5-year-old Mongolian mare (Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758) was observed to have corneal opacity and excessive ocular discharge. An ophthalmic examination revealed a moving thread-like cylindrical worm in the anterior chamber of the right eye. The parasite was successfully removed surgically. The worm was observed under light microscopy and confirmed as Setaria digitata by 12S rRNA gene amplification and sequencing. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated similarity with Setaria digitata in the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) GenBank database isolated from other Asian countries. This report is the first confirmed case of equine ocular setariasis by molecular diagnosis in China, which may indicate its presence in livestock and promote research on its epidemiology.
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Search related cases →Original publication on Semantic Scholar: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/33800678