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==''T. ovis''==
[[Image:taenia ovis cysticerci.jpg|right|thumb|100px|<small><center>''T. ovis'' cysticerci (Image sourced from Bristol Biomed Image Archive with permission)</center></small>]]
[[Image:taenia ovis cysticerci.jpg|right|thumb|100px|<small><center>''T. ovis'' cysticerci (Image sourced from Bristol Biomed Image Archive with permission)</center></small>]]
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| Also known as:
| '''Cysticercus ovis
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'''Ovine cysticercosis
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'''Sheep measles
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==Hosts==
'''Intermediate host''': sheep, and goats.
'''Definitive host''': dogs and foxes.
*Cysticerci occur in the musculature of sheep = condemnation of meat on aesthetic grounds.
*Cysticerci occur in the musculature of sheep = condemnation of meat on aesthetic grounds.
*Common in some sheep-raising areas of the UK.
*Common in some sheep-raising areas of the UK.