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===Parasitic cysts===
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[http://w3.vet.cornell.edu/nst/nst.asp?Fun=Image&imgID=11438 Image of ''Taenia hydatigena'' cyst in ovine omentum from Cornell Veterinary Medicine]
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*[[Taenia|''Taenia hydatigena'']] (''Cysticercus tenuicollis'') in ruminants - [[Liver - Anatomy & Physiology|liver]], mesentery, [[Peritoneal Cavity - Anatomy & Physiology|peritoneum]] - large fluid filled.
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*[[Taenia|''Taenia pisiformis'']] (''Cysricercus pisiformis'') in lagomorphs
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*[[Taenia|''Taenia ovis'']] (''Cysticercus ovis'') - sheep, diaphragm - small, firmer.
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*[[Cestodes|''Mesocestoides'']] in carnivores causing pyogranulomatous peritonitis or parasitic ascites
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===Hydatid cysts===
 
 
*[[Echinococcus|''Echinococcus granulosus'']]  - any mammal including man
 
 
 
 
 
===Other parasites===
 
 
 
*[[Trematodes|''Fasciola hepatica'']] larvae cause chronic or acute [[Peritonitis|peritonitis]] in cattle and sheep
 
 
 
*[[Strongyloidea|''Stephanuris dentatus'']] in pigs causes local haemorrhage, [[Peritonitis|peritonitis]] and perihepatitis through its migration through [[Liver - Anatomy & Physiology|liver]] and [[Peritoneal Cavity - Anatomy & Physiology|peritoneal cavity]]
 
 
 
*[[Strongyloidea|''Strongylus edentatus'' and ''Strongylus equinus'']] migrate through [[Liver - Anatomy & Physiology|liver]] and [[Peritoneal Cavity - Anatomy & Physiology|peritoneal cavity]], sometimes cause eosinophilic granulomas in mesenteries and omentum of horses
 
 
 
*[[Ascaridoidea|Ascarids]] may cause obstruction or rupture of [[Small Intestine Overview - Anatomy & Physiology|small intestines]] or bile duct
 
 
 
*[[Setaria spp.|''Setaria'' spp.]] use [[Peritoneal Cavity - Anatomy & Physiology|peritoneal cavity]] of many herbivores as their final destination
 
**Dead individuals may cause granulomatous [[Peritonitis|peritonitis]]
 
**Sheathed microphilariae deposited in the [[Peritoneal Cavity - Anatomy & Physiology|peritoneal cavity]] move to blood and are transferred to their intermediate hosts, the mosquitos or other biting insects
 
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