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

Pathogenesis

PATHOGENSIS

• Adult parasite are not pathogenic, but in some cases they cause peritonitis and lesions in the urinary bladder.
• Accidental setaria infection can occur in cattle in the Anterior chamber of the eyes of Horses with immature or adult Setaria digitata or S.labiotapapillosa
• Click here for a picture of Anterior chamber of eye in a Horse clinically affected with Setaria infection