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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. Halicephalobus gingivalis - Wikipedia

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   Halicephalobus gingivalis. 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. On rare occasion, it can infect humans as well, in whom it ...

4. Strongylus vulgaris - Wikipedia

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   S. vulgaris. Binomial name. Strongylus vulgaris. (Looss 1900) Strongylus vulgaris (large strongyles), [1] commonly known as the blood worm, [2] is a common horse parasite in the phylum Nematoda. It looks like a long worm with a large biting mouth. They are usually reddish in color because of all the blood they take from the equine host. [1]

5. Parelaphostrongylus tenuis - Wikipedia

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   Parelaphostrongylus tenuis (also known as meningeal worm or brainworm) is a neurotropic nematode parasite common to white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus, which causes damage to the central nervous system. [1][2][3] Moose (Alces alces), elk (Cervus canadensis), caribou (Rangifer tarandus), mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), and others are ...

6. Anoplocephala perfoliata - Wikipedia

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   Between 8 and 25 centimeters long, Anoplocephala perfoliata is part of the order Cyclophillidea and is one of the three tapeworm species that can infect horses. [2] This parasite is the most common intestinal tapeworm of horses in the world and is one of the top causes of equine colic. [1] Any horses that have access to pastures and grazing are ...

7. Thelaziasis - Wikipedia

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   A survey of horses in Kentucky revealed a 42% rate of infestation with Thelazia lacrymalis. [14] In Wyoming and Utah, a survey of hunter-harvested mule deer found 15% to be infested by Thelazia californiensis. [15] A survey of various sites in Italy found 23-60% of dogs, 5% of foxes and 4 out of 4 cats to be infested with Thelazia callipaeda. [16]