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Vet Pathol 44:119-122 (2007)
© 2007 American College of Veterinary Pathologists
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Verminous Encephalitis in a Horse Produced by Nematodes in the Family Protostrongylidae

M. Tanabe, R. Kelly, A. de Lahunta, M. S. Duffy, S. E. Wade and T. J. Divers

Abstract

Parasitic granulomatous eosinophilic inflammation was observed in the central nervous system (CNS) of a 6-month-old Arabian colt from New York state. Inflammation was associated with eggs, larvae, and adult nematodes in the cerebellum. Nematodes had histological characteristics of the superfamily Metastrongyloidea. The presence of dorsal-spined larvae in the CNS was further indicative of infection with a nematode in the family Protostrongylidae. Infections were most compatible with Parelaphostrongylus tenuis but specific diagnosis was not possible. This is the first definitive report of a protostrongylid nematode infection in a horse.

Key words: CNS; dorsal-spined larvae; histopathology; horses; Metastrongyloidea; nematodes; parasitic encephalomyelitis; Parelaphostrongylus tenuis.

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