VPA 211: General Veterinary Parasitology and Helminthology (3+1)

GONGYLONEMA PULCHRUM

Host: Sheep, goat, cattle, buffalo, pig and horse.

Location: Oesophagus.

Morphology

• Male 62mm long and female 145 mm long.
• The worm lies in zig zag fashion embedded in the mucosa.

Life cycle

• Transmitted through coprophagous beetle of the genus Aphodius and Blaps.

Pathogenesis

• Adult not pathogenic, slight chronic inflammatory reaction with hypertrophy and cornification of epithelia.
• Gongylonema verrucosum is found in rumen of sheep goat and cattle in india.