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  2. Parascaris equorum - Wikipedia

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    Mature horses appear to develop a certain degree of resistance to this parasite, but it is a concern for younger horses up to about two years old. [4] P. equorum is one of the few parasites where a natural immunity develops in the host. [3] However, when an infection is found in an adult horse, both the worm and egg counts are substantially low ...

  3. Nematomorpha - Wikipedia

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    Nematomorpha (sometimes called Gordiacea, and commonly known as horsehair worms, hairsnakes, [1] [2] [3] or Gordian worms) are a phylum of parasitoid animals superficially similar to nematode worms in morphology, hence the name. Most species range in size from 50 to 100 millimetres (2.0 to 3.9 in), reaching 2 metres (79 in) in extreme cases ...

  4. Strongylus vulgaris - Wikipedia

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    Diagnosis via egg identification is not enough to determine if the horse has a S. vulgaris infection as the fecal samples often contain a mixture of large and small strongyle eggs that are very similar in appearance. The best diagnostic method to determine if a horse has a S. vulgaris infection is through a fecal culture. Here the eggs grow and ...

  5. Halicephalobus gingivalis - Wikipedia

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    Halicephalobus gingivalis is a free-living saprophagous nematode species identified and named in 1954 by Stefanski. It is a facultative parasite of horses, invading the nasal cavity, and sometimes numerous other areas, where it produces granulomatous masses.

  6. Strongyloides westeri - Wikipedia

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    Strongyloides westeri, commonly referred to as intestinal threadworm, is a species of small nematode parasite in the family Strongylidae.Strongyloides (from Greek strongylos, round, + eidos, resemblance) are commonly found in the small intestine of mammals (generally horses and monkeys, specifically foals), that are characterized by an unusual lifecycle (Larvae II, III) that involves one ...

  7. Gordius (worm) - Wikipedia

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    Once ingested by the insect the worm larva penetrates the gut wall and develops in a cyst in the tissue outside. [4] It emerges as an adult worm in a few months. [3] Gordius worms have been recovered from human vomit, [7] feces, [8] and urine. When worms are expelled from the gastrointestinal tract, their mode of entry was likely ingestion of ...

  8. Habronema muscae - Wikipedia

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    Skin lesions probably due to Habronema Horse recovering from skin lesions probably due to Habronema, after treatment with ivermectin. For most horses, the lesions will resolve by the end of summer. Topical or systemic treatment with Ivermectin is effective against Habronemiasis. Ivermectin or moxidectin can eliminate nematodes in the stomach.

  9. Trematoda - Wikipedia

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    Trematodes are flattened oval or worm-like animals, usually no more than a few centimeters in length, although species as small as 1 millimetre (0.039 in) are known. Their most distinctive external feature is the presence of two suckers, one close to the mouth, and the other on the underside of the animal. [12]

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