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{{Taxobox

{{Taxobox

|name =''Trichuris spp.''

|name =''Trichuris spp.''

|species =''T. vulpis'', ''T. suis'', ''T. campanula''

|species =''T. vulpis'', ''T. suis'', ''T. campanula''

}}

}}

[[Image:Trichuris ovis sheep.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Trichuris ovis'' from sheep faeces - Joaquim Castellà Veterinary Parasitology Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona]]

[[Image:Trichuris ovis sheep.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Trichuris ovis'' from sheep faeces - Joaquim Castellà Veterinary Parasitology Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona]]

[[Image:Trichuris ovis.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Trichuris ovis'' in caecum - Supplied by Biomed Image Archive]]

[[Image:Trichuris ovis.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Trichuris ovis'' in caecum - Supplied by Biomed Image Archive]]

==Pathogenesis==

==Pathogenesis==

Adult worms bury the thin anterior into the intestinal mucosa and feeds on tissue secretions from the damaged cells rather than blood. The invasion of the worm causes [[Eosinophilia|eosinophilia]] in the host animal as it mounts an immune response against the worm. The most common clinical signs are:

Adult worms bury the thin anterior into the intestinal mucosa and feeds on tissue secretions from the damaged cells rather than blood. The invasion of the worm causes [[Eosinophilia|eosinophilia]] in the host animal as it mounts an immune response against the worm. The most common clinical signs are:

* Diarrhoea

* [[Diarrhoea]]

* [[:Category:Enteritis, Catarrhal|Catarrhal enteritis]]

* [[:Category:Enteritis, Catarrhal|Catarrhal enteritis]]

* Anemia

* [[:Category:Anaemia|Anaemia]]

* Dehydration

* Dehydration

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[[Category:Trichinelloidea]]

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