Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Outbreak of larval cyathostomiasis among a group of yearling and two-year-old horses.
- Journal:
- The Veterinary record
- Year:
- 1994
- Authors:
- Mair, T S
- Affiliation:
- Bell Equine Veterinary Clinic
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
A group of five young horses, aged one to two years, experienced an outbreak of larval cyathostomiasis, which is an infection caused by a type of parasite. One horse showed typical signs like sudden diarrhea, weight loss, swelling in the belly and legs, and a fever. The other four horses lost weight quickly and had similar swelling and fever, but they did not have diarrhea. Tests revealed a large number of the parasite larvae in their droppings. After treatment with deworming medications and steroids, four of the five horses recovered well.
Abstract
Larval cyathostomiasis was diagnosed as the cause of an outbreak of illness in a group of five young horses. One had the typical clinical signs of larval cyathostomiasis--sudden onset diarrhoea, weight loss, ventral abdominal oedema and pyrexia, but the other four suddenly started to lose weight rapidly and had limb and ventral abdominal oedema and pyrexia, in the absence of diarrhoea. Large numbers of cyathostome larvae were found in the faeces. Four of the five horses recovered after being treated with anthelmintics and steroids.
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