Natural infection of a horse with Fascioloides magna.
A 25-year-old Quarterhorse mare was euthanized for a variety of medical reasons. At necropsy, 7 liver flukes, identified as Fascioloides magna, were recovered from the liver. This is the first report of F. magna in a horse.
McClanahan
S L
SL
Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, 1365 Gortner Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA.
Stromberg
B E
BE
Hayden
D W
DW
Averbeck
G A
GA
Wilson
J H
JH
D000818:Animals; D005212:Fasciolidae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005213:Fascioloidiasis / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D006736:Horses; D008099:Liver / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D008109:Liver Diseases, Parasitic / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*