title: Prevalence study in horses infected by Gasterophilus sp. in an eastern region of Poland.
abstract: A survey to determine current prevalence of Gasterophilus spp. (bot flies) in equids (n=400) at necropsy in slaughtered horses was conducted at the abattoir in Rawicz. The evaluation was performed according to sex, age, larval stages, severity of infestation and localization, respectively. Only Gasterophilus intestinalis and Gasterophilus nasalis were detected. The prevalence determined in the eastern part of Poland was of 47%. The high prevalence of this parasite infection in the Polish horse population confirms that Gasterophilosis spp. has to be taken into serious consideration and prophylactic measures might be indicated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Diseases with Clinic for Horses, Dogs and Cats, The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, pl. Grunwaldzki 47, 50-366 Wrocław, Poland. artur.niedzwiedz@up.wroc.pl
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Niedźwiedź
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Borowicz
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Nicpoń
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006736:Horses; D007814:Larva; D008297:Male; D009198:Myiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011044:Poland; D015995:Prevalence