Eimeria macusaniensis associated lesions in neonate alpacas dying from enterotoxemia.
Vet Parasitol
; 168(1-2): 116-20, 2010 Feb 26.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19926224
Histopathological analysis of 108 intestine samples (103 grossly affected ileum and 5 jejunum) taken from Clostridium-induced neonatal alpaca (Vicugna pacos) enterotoxemia mortalities collected in the Departments of Arequipa, Puno and Cusco of southern Peru during the 2005-2008 birth seasons (January-March), revealed the presence of large numbers of both asexual and sexual stages of Eimeria macusaniensis in 33/108 (30.55%) of the samples with moderate to severe necrotized and/or hemorrhagic enteritis. It is proposed that damage to the mucosa produced by coccidial infections may facilitate overgrowth of Clostridium perfringens with toxin production leading to fatal enterotoxemia.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Camelídeos Americanos
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Coccidiose
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Eimeria
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Enterotoxemia
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Animais Recém-Nascidos
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Vet Parasitol
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Peru
País de publicação:
Holanda