Veterinary Parasitology

Schistosome cercarial dermatitis, commonly known as “Swimmer’s Itch,” is a transient cutaneous hypersensitivity reaction caused by the penetration of schistosome cercariae.

Learn about intestinal or visceral schistosomosis in animals, including its causes, pathogenesis, clinical signs, diagnosis, treatment, and control. Explore infections caused by Schistosoma spindale, S. indicum, and S. nasale in domestic animals.

Learn about blood flukes (Schistosomatidae family) including classification, morphology, life cycle, pathogenesis, clinical signs, treatment, and control of Schistosoma species in veterinary parasitology.

Learn about Pseudodiscus collinsi, the caecal and colon fluke of equines. Explore its host, location, intermediate host, distribution, and key morphological characteristics for identification.

Learn about Gastrodiscus hominis, the intestinal amphistome of humans and pigs. Explore its hosts, morphology, life cycle, pathogenesis, distribution, and veterinary significance.

Learn about Gastrodiscus aegyptiacus, the intestinal amphistome of equines and pigs. Explore its morphology, hosts, location, intermediate host, life cycle, and veterinary significance.

Learn about Gastrodiscus secundus, the intestinal amphistome of equines and elephants. Explore its morphology, hosts, intermediate host, habitat, and veterinary significance.

Learn about Gastrothylax crumenifer (Pouched Amphistome), a rumen fluke of ruminants. Explore its morphology, host range, intermediate host, identification features, and veterinary significance.

Learn about Cotylophoron cotylophorum (rumen fluke), including its morphology, hosts, predilection site, intermediate host, distribution, and key identification features in ruminants.

Gigantocotyle explanatum is a bile duct amphistome of buffaloes and other ruminants. Learn its morphology, hosts, location, egg characteristics, and pathogenic significance in veterinary parasitology.