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

ENZOOTIC CEREBROSPINAL NEMATODIASIS OR KUMRI OR LUMBAR PARALYSIS

It is a condition caused by erratic migration of immature stage of S.digitata in the unnatural host like horses, sheep and goat.

• The condition is more prevalent in summer since the mosquito activity is more.
• The affected animals suffer from acute focal encephalomyelomalacia.
• The migrating worms produce tracks and degeneration of tissues in CNS