title: [Cysticercus tenuicollis infection in a goat farm].
abstract: An outbreak of acute cysticercosis occurred in six female goats 2-4 years old and three 50 days old kids from a goat farm in northern Italy. Goats were usually recovered in stable with an outdoor paddock. Post-mortem examination showed a massive infection of Taenia hydatigena larvae in the liver, lungs and on the peritoneum. All recovered Cysticercus tenuicollis were at immature stage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Pathology, Hygiene and Veterinary Public Health, Section of General Pathology and Parasitology, University of Milan, Italy. mariateresa.manfredi@unimi.it
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Manfredi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ghirardelli
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zanzani
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000818:Animals; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003552:Cysticercus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006041:Goats / Q000469:parasitology; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D008174:Lung Diseases, Parasitic / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D013045:Species Specificity