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| Diseases / List of Parasitic Diseases / Disease description: |
| Prosthogonimus (Oviduct Fluke) Infection in Waterfowl |
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General and References
Disease Summary |
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| WATERFOWL | Fluke infection of the oviduct and bursa of Fabricius, causing inflammation of the oviduct, decreased egg laying and occasionally mortality. |
Alternative Names (Synonyms) |
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Disease Type |
| Parasitic - Trematode Infection |
Infectious/Non-Infectious Agent associated with the Disease |
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| Prosthogonimus ovatus, Prosthogonimus spp. (separate species or synonym status of many of these flukes is uncertain) 0.5-1.5cm long; digenic flukes (trematodes), using freshwater snails as the first intermediate host and dragonflies as the second intermediate host (B24, B49, B91). | |
Infective "Taxa" |
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Non-infective agents |
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Physical agents |
-- Indirect / Secondary |
Disease Author |
Debra Bourne |
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Major References / Reviews |
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Code and Title List |
B24, B32.33.w33, B49, B91 |
Other References |
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Code and Title List |
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Clinical Characteristics and Pathology
Detailed Clinical and Pathological Characteristics |
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General |
WATERFOWL | Salpingitis, reduced egg production and occasionally mortality. |
Clinical
Characteristics |
WATERFOWL |
(B24, B49) |
Incubation |
WATERFOWL | Seven days from ingestion to fluke maturation for infection in the oviduct, 14 days to maturity if in the bursa of Fabricius (B91). |
Mortality / Morbidity |
WATERFOWL | Mortality has been reported (B91). |
Pathology |
WATERFOWL | Gross Pathology:
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Human Health Considerations |
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Susceptibility / Transmission
General information on Susceptibility / Transmission |
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| WATERFOWL | |
Disease has been reported in either the wild or in captivity in: |
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Host Species List |
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Disease has been specifically reported in Free-ranging populations of: |
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Host Species List |
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Environment/Geography
| General Information on Environmental Factors/Events and Seasonality |
| Usually occurs in spring or early summer in temperate areas (B24, B49). |
Regions / Countries where the Infectious Agent or Disease has been recorded |
| Worldwide (B49). |
Regions / Countries where the Infectious Agent or Disease has been recorded in Free-ranging populations |
| Worldwide (B49). |
General Investigation / Diagnosis
General Information on Investigation / Diagnosis |
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| WATERFOWL | Fluke eggs (25 micrometers, operculate) in cloacal discharges, or in the abdominal cavity at post mortem examination (B24). Flukes may be found in oviduct, bursa of Fabricius, cloaca and rectum (B91). |
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Similar Diseases (Differential Diagnosis) |
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| WATERFOWL | -- |
Treatment and Control
Specific Medical Treatment |
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| WATERFOWL | Anthelmintics, e.g. fenbendazole 5mg/kg, albendazole, praziquantel 5-10mg/kg, flubendazole (B24, B49). |
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General Nursing and Surgical Techniques |
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Preventative Measures |
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| Vaccination | WATERFOWL | -- |
| Prophylactic Treatment | WATERFOWL |
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Environmental and Population Control Measures |
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| General Environment Changes, Cleaning and Disinfection | WATERFOWL |
Elimination of the snails which act as the first intermediate host, or restricting access to the lakes or streams where the dragonflies are found have been suggested (B24, B32.33.w33). |
| Population Control Measures | WATERFOWL | -- |
| Isolation, Quarantine and Screening | WATERFOWL | -- |
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