Internal hydrocephalus caused by Coenurus cerebralis in a ewe

• Published in: Journal of advanced veterinary and animal research Vol. 3; no. 2; pp. 184 - 187
• Main Authors: Hassanein, Khaled, Elghaffar, Sary
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Mymensingh Network for the Veterinarians of Bangladesh Bangladesh Agricultural Universityת Faculty of Veterinary Science 01.06.2016; Network for the Veterinarians of Bangladesh
• Subjects: Animals; Ataxia; Atrophy; Autopsy; Brain; Brain research; Cerebrum; Choroid plexus; Coenurosis; Cysts; Eosinophils; Ependymal cells; Ewe; Gangrene; Goats; Hydrocephalus; Lesions; Leukocytes (eosinophilic); Lymphocytes; Microglia; Necrosis; Parasitic diseases; Parasitology; Pathology; Sheep; Spinal cord; Teaching hospitals; Ventricle; Ventricles (cerebral); Veterinary medicine; Egypt

Coenurosis is a parasitic disease that particularly affects sheep and goats. The disease is caused by Coenurus cerebralis which is the larval stage of Taenia multiceps. The objective of this study was to investigate the clinical and the pathological lesions caused by C. cerebralis in a ewe. Two-and-...