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Diagnosis of liver tapeworm, Stilesia hepatica, infection in sheep
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association | Vol 62, No 4 | a1787 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/jsava.v62i4.1787
| © 2020 H. G.J. Coetzee, D. J. Kok, H. J. Fourie
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 27 November 2018 | Published: 31 December 1991
Submitted: 27 November 2018 | Published: 31 December 1991
About the author(s)
H. G.J. Coetzee, Department of Animal Science; Faculty of Agriculture, University of the Orange Free State, South AfricaD. J. Kok, Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of the Orange Free State, South Africa
H. J. Fourie, Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of the Orange Free State, South Africa
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A practical method of diagnosing Stilesia hepatica in live sheep is described. Intestinal contents and faeces were sieved through a sieve with apertures of 1,0 mm onto a sieve with apertures of 100 µm to reduce volume and turbidity. The residue on the fine sieve was examined microscopically. Gravid proglottids passed through the intestine without being digested. Intact proglottids were recovered from the intestine and faeces of infected sheep. Used purely on faeces, the technique is simple and reliable as a diagnostic method. Its application could facilitate basic research into the biology and epidemiology of the parasite.
Keywords
Diagnosis; oncosphere; paruterine organ; sheep; Stilesia hepatica
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