Coprological methods for the diagnosis of Anoplocephala perfoliata infection of the horse.

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      Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Pub Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 0370616 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0005-0423 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00050423 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Aust Vet J Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: Oxford : Wiley-Blackwell Pub.
      Original Publication: New South Wales : Australian Veterinary Association
    • Subject Terms:
      Cestoda/*isolation & purification ; Cestode Infections/*veterinary ; Feces/*parasitology ; Horse Diseases/*diagnosis; Animals ; Cestode Infections/diagnosis ; Cestode Infections/parasitology ; Confidence Intervals ; Horse Diseases/parasitology ; Horses ; Parasite Egg Count/veterinary ; Sensitivity and Specificity
    • Abstract:
      Objective: To compare the sensitivities of three coprological techniques for the diagnosis of Anoplocephala perfoliata infection in horses and to assess the value of the methods for diagnosis of horses at risk of clinical cestodiasis.
      Design: Faecal samples were collected from necropsied horses with or without A perfoliata infection and examined using one sedimentation and two different flotation methods. The coprological results were compared with worm counts performed at necropsy of the horses and the degree of mucosal damage. In addition, the efficiency of recovery of A perfoliata eggs from faeces was tested.
      Results: The overall sensitivities of the methods ranged from 22.5 to 37.5%, and the capacity of the methods to diagnose infection increased with the intensity of infection. A simple flotation method achieved a better sensitivity (37.5%) at all intensities of infection compared with the other two methods (22.5 to 25%). That method was also more sensitive in detecting eggs in 'negative' faecal samples spiked with known numbers of A perfoliata eggs.
      Conclusion: The results indicated that, despite the low sensitivities of present methods, faecal flotation is likely to be of value in detecting horses at risk of clinical disease.
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 19981029 Date Completed: 19990114 Latest Revision: 20190718
    • Publication Date:
      20250114
    • Accession Number:
      10.1111/j.1751-0813.1998.tb10242.x
    • Accession Number:
      9791714