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Published on: June 1, 2019
First reported case of Parafilaria bovicola infection in a horse (Equus caballus)
I Perdang1, E Raby2, C Martin3
1Service Dermatology, Parasitology, Mycology (DPM) Oniris, 44300 Nantes, France.
Abstract:
This study reports the infection, diagnosis and treatment of the nematode Parafilaria bovicola in a horse (Equus caballus) in France. A soft, fluctuated and non-painful subcutaneous nodule was observed under the right eye. Ultrasound revealed a mobile verminous element in a fluid cyst. A nematode was surgically extracted from the cyst and further identified as Parafilaria bovicola by sequencing of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene. This first report indicates that horses can be accidental hosts of P. bovicola in enzootic areas.
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