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Pathological changes in cattle naturally infected by Calicophoron daubneyi adult flukes
- Source :
- Digital.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC, instname
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Elsevier, 2015.
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Abstract
- 9 páginas, 4 Figuras, 1 Tabla.<br />Local host response and parasite distribution were studied in the forestomachs, abomasum, duodenum and regional lymph nodes of cattle suffering from bovine paramphistomosis. The parasites were found attached, by its ventral sucker, to small conical papillae of the rumen and reticulum. Affected papillae, showed morphological changes denoted by very narrow stalks and expanded heads. Histologically, these changes were characterized by epithelial acanthosis-hyperkeratosis of the epithelium. Infiltration of inflammatory cells was often related with the epithelial changes, although it was also found in the duodenal mucosa and submucosa. These cells were arranged as aggregates or follicles but sparse infiltration of eosinophils, globule leukocytes, mast cells or macrophages was also observed in the lamina propria. Tissue damage and inflammatory reaction were more severe in the ruminal atrium, where the largest number of flukes and affected papillae were observed. In contrast, lesions in the ruminal dorsal sac were absent or mild. Statistical correlation between lesion severity and parasite burden was confirmed.<br />This work was supported by grant LE023A10-2 from Junta de Castilla y Leon.
- Subjects :
- Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty
Stomach Diseases
Cattle Diseases
Trematode Infections
Biology
Lesion
Paramphistomosis
Submucosa
medicine
Animals
Lamina propria
General Veterinary
Calicophoron daubneyi
General Medicine
Anatomy
biology.organism_classification
medicine.disease
medicine.anatomical_structure
Duodenum
Parasitology
Cattle
Lymph
Trematoda
medicine.symptom
Reticulum
Infiltration (medical)
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Digital.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC, instname
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....be1079568b9623b56aac353c7d587037