Regurgitations in a Lamb with Acute Coenurosis-A case Report

Coenurosis is a disease of the central nervous system in sheep, caused by Coenurus cerebralis, the larval stage of Multiceps multiceps, which inhabits the small intestine of Canidae. A case of regurgitations in a 2.5 month old lamb with acute coenurosis is being reported. The lamb was presented with...

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Published in:	Iranian journal of parasitology Vol. 10; no. 2; pp. 301 - 305
Main Authors:	Ioannidou, Evi, Psalla, Dimitra, Papadopoulos, Elias, Diakou, Anastasia, Papanikolopoulou, Vasiliki, Karatzias, Harilaos, Polizopoulou, Zoe S, Giadinis, Nektarios D
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Iran Tehran University of Medical Sciences 01-04-2015
Subjects:	Acute coenurosis Ataxia Case Report Coenurus cerebralis Ear diseases Lymphocytes Neurological disease Regurgitation Sheep Vomiting Acute coenurosis Sheep Neurological disease Coenurus cerebralis Regurgitation
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Summary:	Coenurosis is a disease of the central nervous system in sheep, caused by Coenurus cerebralis, the larval stage of Multiceps multiceps, which inhabits the small intestine of Canidae. A case of regurgitations in a 2.5 month old lamb with acute coenurosis is being reported. The lamb was presented with a sudden onset of ataxia and regurgitations for 10 days. The post-mortem examination revealed 4 immature C. cerebralis cysts between 0.5 and 1.5 cm in diameter located in the brainstem and cerebellum, and histopathological examination revealed multifocal pyogranulomatous meningoencephalitis, so a diagnosis of acute coenurosis was established. Thus, acute coenurosis should be included in the differential diagnosis of regurgitations in lambs.
ISSN:	1735-7020 2008-238X