Alimentary System Diseases, Swine

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-29835-5_2020

The common clinical signs and pathology of the parasitic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract of swine are summarized in Table 1; note:

Table 1

Gastrointestinal parasitic diseases of swine (according to Vercruysse and De Bont); explanations see page 29.

Parasite	Clinical signs and pathology^a
Parasite	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Stomach
Nematoda
Hyostrongylus rubidus	+	+				+	+
Spirurid infections	+	+
Small intestine
Protozoa
Isospora suis	+	+	++	+	+
Cryptosporidium spp.	+	+	++	+
Nematoda
Strongyloïdes ransomi	+	+	+			+	+
Ascaris suum	+	+	+	+			+
Large intestine
Protozoa
Balantidium coli			+
Nematoda
Oesophagostomum dentatum, O. quadrispinulatum	+	+	+			+	+
Trichuris suis	+	+	+		+	+	+

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Cite this entry as:: (2001) Alimentary System Diseases, Swine. In: Mehlhorn H. (eds) Encyclopedic Reference of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg