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Nasal worm Eucoleus boehmi found in greyhounds and how to detect it
By Schoning, P et al.·Published in Veterinary research communications·1993·Department of Pathology and Microbiology·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Identification of a nasal nematode (Eucoleus boehmi) in greyhounds.
Plain-English summary
A group of greyhounds from breeding farms and racetrack kennels were found to have eggs from a nasal worm called Eucoleus boehmi in their feces. This parasite can be tricky to diagnose because its eggs look similar to those of other worms. In one greyhound, researchers noticed that the shedding of these eggs happened in cycles over 24 weeks. Although nasal swabs didn't show the eggs, washing the nasal passages did. This suggests that the nasal worm might be more common in dogs than previously thought.
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Abstract
Eggs of Eucoleus boehmi were recovered from the faeces of greyhounds from three breeding farms and four racetrack kennels and from those of four greyhounds submitted for necropsy. Diagnosis was dependent on differentiation of the eggs of E. boehmi, E. aerophilus and Trichuris vulpis. Quantitative fecal examinations conducted weekly for 24 weeks in one greyhound suggested that the egg shedding pattern of E. boehmi is cyclical. Nasal swabs failed to reveal eggs of E. boehmi, but nasal washings gave positive results. Because of its small size (15-40 mm) its location within the epithelial lining of the nasal mucosa, turbinates, and sinuses, and difficulty in differentiating the bipolar plugged eggs, E. boehmi probably occurs more often than is currently diagnosed.
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