Nematode Species Identification-Current Status, Challenges and Future Perspectives for Cyathostomins.

ABSTRACT: Human and animal health is globally affected by a variety of parasitic helminths. The impact of co-infections and development of anthelmintic resistance requires improved diagnostic tools, especially for parasitic nematodes e.g., to identify resistant species or attribute pathological effects to individual species or particular species combinations. In horses, co-infection with cyathostomins is rather a rule than an exception with typically 5 to 15 species (out of more than 40 described) per individual host. In cyathostomins, reliable morphological species differentiation is currently limited to adults and requires highly specialized expertize while precise morphological identification of eggs and early stage larvae is impossible. The situation is further complicated by a questionable vali

SUBMITTER: Bredtmann CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5487379 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature