Three professionals from the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) are co-authors on a recent journal article covering the first autochthonous cases of fasciolosis in donkeys.
Fasciola heptica is a trematode parasite that can found be across the world among various host types, most notably ruminants. Equids may be neglected as potential hosts and are likely underdiagnosed. The article co-authored by Kiera Pope and Mindy Borst, members of TVMDL’s clinical pathology section, and Andres de la Concha-Bermejillo, DVM, MS, PhD, veterinary pathologist, documented pre and post mortem findings of two cases of chronic fasciolosis in donkeys from south Texas.
Learn more about this study and read the full text by visiting Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports.
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