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| − | [[Image:Trichuris ovis sheep.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Trichuris ovis'' from sheep faeces - Joaquim Castellà Veterinary Parasitology Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona]]
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| − | [[Image:Trichuris ovis.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Trichuris ovis'' in caecum - Supplied by Biomed Image Archive]]
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| − | [[Image:Trichuris vulpis.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Trichuris vulpis'' - Courtesy of the Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine]] | |
| − | [[Image:Capilaria.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Capilaria'' - Courtesy of the Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine]]
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| − | [[Image:Trichinella spiralis H and E.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Trichinella spiralis'' stained with H and E - Courtesy of the Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine]]
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| − | [[Image:Trichinella spiralis.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Trichinella spiralis'' - Courtesy of the Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine]]
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| − | The common feature of members of this group is that the oesophagus is a column of doughnut-shaped cells. They are only distantly related to the other nematode groups and so drugs developed primarily for controlling strongyle and ascarid worms are often less effective against these.
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| − | There are just three genera of veterinary importance:
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| − | #''Trichuris'' (the whipworms)
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| − | #''Capillaria''
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| − | #''Trichinella''
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| − | == ''Trichuris'' Species ==
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| − | *The whipworms have a stout posterior end and a long narrow neck, which is superficially inserted into the caecal mucosa
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| − | *Eggs are brown, barrel-shaped, with a plug at either end, and can survive for up to 12 years
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| − | *The infective stage is the embryonated egg.
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| − | *The life-cycle is direct
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| − | *After the egg is swallowed, the larva initially forms a mucosal nodule before emerging into the lumen
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| − | == ''Capillaria'' ==
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| − | *Similar to ''Trichuris'', but the difference between anterior and posterior ends of the body is not so pronounced
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| − | *Some species have direct life-cycles, others use intermediate or transport hosts
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| − | *Species have different predilection sites
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| − | *Of greatest importance in birds, although species do occur in the urinary bladder and liver of cats and dogs
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| − | == ''Trichinella'' ==
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| − | *This is known as the "worm that thinks its a virus"
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| − | *It is an important zoonosis
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| − | *It is covered in greater detail
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| − | *''Capillaria aerophila'' in [[Respiratory Parasitic Infections - Pathology#Capillaria aerophila|respiratory disease]] of cats and dogs
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| − | *''Trichinella'' in [[Muscles Inflammatory - Pathology#Nematodes|myositis]]
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