Coenurosis in the lumbar region of a goat: a case report

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Oge H., Oge S., Gonenc B., Ozbakis G., Asti C.

VETERINARNI MEDICINA, cilt.57, sa.6, ss.308-313, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 57 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.17221/6018-vetmed
  • Dergi Adı: VETERINARNI MEDICINA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.308-313
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Taenia multiceps, Coenurus cerebralis, goat, sheep, TAENIA-MULTICEPS, SHEEP, PREVALENCE, CEREBRALIS, INFECTION
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Coenurosis caused by Coenurus cerebralis, the larval stage of Taenia multiceps, particularly affects sheep and goats. In this case report, two coenurus cysts were detected under the lumbar spinal cord (outside the CNS) in a goat. We first described cysts in the macro- and micro-morphological examination. The cysts were identified as C. cerebralis on the basis of the arrangement of scolices and the number and size of hooks in the scolices. The morphology of the larval cyst was similar to that of T. multiceps: the scolices had four suckers and a rostellum with a double crown of hooks. The hooks and hooklets were 178 and 132 mu m in length, respectively. T. gaigeri may be synonymous with T. multiceps. This may reflect a different host response to the parasite in goats. The difficulty of making a species identification in C. cerebralis or C. gaigeri based on their morphology is discussed.