Respiratory Parasitic Infections - Pathology

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RESPIRATORY SYSTEM INFLAMMATION



In Dogs

Filaroides osleri

Linguatula serrata

Angiostrongylus vasorum

Dirofilaria immitis

Capillaria aerophila

Toxoplasmosis

Crenosoma vulpis

In Cats

Linguatula serrata

  • As in dogs above

Aelurostrongylus abstrusus

Dirofilaria immitis

Capillaria aerophila

  • As in dogs above

In Horses

Parascaris equorum

Dictyocaulus arnfieldi

Besnoitia bennetti

In Cattle

Dictyocaulus viviparus

Hydatid cysts

Syngamus laryngeus

In Sheep

Hydatid cysts

As in cattle (above)

Oestrus ovis

Protostrongylus spp.

Muellerius capillaris

Dictyocaulus filaria

In Pigs

Metastrongylus spp.

  • Found in bronchioles and smaller bronchi
  • Grossly:
    • Small grey nodules, especially along ventral border of caudal lobes
    • Adult worms in bronchi and bronchioles
  • Histologically:
    • Catarrhal and eosinophilic bronchitis and bronchiolitis
    • Possibly atelectasis
  • Rarely becomes extensive
  • May transmit swine influenza

Ascaris suum