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Research
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online: 29-01-2015)
22.
Clinico-pathology, diagnosis and management
of Cysticercus fasciolaris and Hymenolepis diminuta
co-infection in wistar rats -
Y. Damodar Singh and
Rahul Singh Arya
Veterinary World, 8(1): 116-120
doi:
10.14202/vetworld.2015.116-120
Y.
Damodar Singh:
Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Sciences
& Animal Husbandry, Central Agricultural University,
Selesih,
Aizawl - 796014, Mizoram, India; dsyengkhom66@gmail.com
Rahul
Singh Arya: Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of
Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry, Central Agricultural
University,
Selesih,
Aizawl - 796014, Mizoram, India;
aryarahulsingh@gmail.com
Received:
12-10-2014, Revised: 18-12-2014, Accepted: 26-12-2014, Published
online: 29-01-2015
Corresponding author:
Rahul Singh Arya, e-mail: aryarahulsingh@gmail.com
Abstract
Aim:
The present study was undertaken to study the pathology and
control of sudden unexplained mortality in wistar rats.
Materials and Methods: This study was conducted in a colony of
25 male wistar rats where there was mortality of nine rats. The
dead rats were subjected to thorough post-mortem examination and
necropsy samples were processed for hematoxylin and eosin staining
for histopathological studies. Faecal samples of live rats were
studied for the presence of parasitic eggs. Treatment with
anthelmintics was given to manage the mortality and infections.
Results: The investigation revealed a natural co-infection of
Cysticercus fasciolaris and Hymenolepis diminuta in
wistar rats, which were pathogenic enough to cause mortality.
Typical lesions associated with the parasites were found in the
dead rats. The mortality and infection were managed with common
anthelmintics.
Conclusion: C. fasciolaris and H. diminuta
infection can cause mortality in wistar rats even when
individually they cause asymptomatic infection. The mortality and
infection can be managed with common anthelmintics.
Keywords: anthelmintics, co-infection,
Hymenolepis diminuta, Mizoram, Taenia taeniaeformis,
wistar rats
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