Diagnosis of Veterinary Endoparasitic Infections

Last Updated:  9 July 2004

Welcome to the CAL "Diagnosis of Veterinary Endoparasitic Infections" homepage. This program is designed to aid students, researchers, and clinicians in diagnosing parasitic infections. For information on how to navigate through this site, click on the help button above.

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• To go to the "Diagnosis Quiz", to go to a library of diagnostic stages, or to get information about a parasites of interest - click on "Host of interest".
• Laboratory techniques - Fecal
• Laboratory techniques - Blood
• Common pharmaceuticals used to treat parasitic diseases
• Links of interest

Host of Interest

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• Domesticated Mammals  includes dog, cat, livestock, llamas and rabbits
• Other Mammals
• Poultry and other birds
• Reptiles
• Amphibians

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Diagnostic Techniques

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Fecal Sample Techniques

• Comparison of Fecal Examination Techniques
• Frequently found artifacts in fecal smears
• Direct Smear
• Zinc Sulfate Flotation
• Ethyl Acetate Sedimentation
• Baermannization
• Modified Wisconsin Sugar Flotation Method
• Stoll Egg Counting Technique
• McMaster Egg Counting Technique
• Saturated salt flotation method

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Blood Sample Techniques

• Filtration Method - to detect microfilaria (i.e., Dirofilaria and Dipetalonema).
• Smears - to detect protozoal and rickettsial infections (e.g., Trypanosoma, Babesia, Anaplasma). Smears must be fixed and stained to reveal organisms.
• Procedure for concentration of blood (Knott's Test)

Pharmaceuticals

• Index of common pharmaceuticals used to treat endoparasitic infections

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Links of interest

www.ivis.org   Another source of information on veterinary parasites is " Companion and Exotic Animal Parasitology (Last updated: 29-June-00)" edited by D.D. Bowman. This web based text can be found on the site maintained by The International Veterinary Information Service (IVIS).

http://asp.unl.edu/   The American Society of Parasitologists web site.

www.heartwormsociety.org   The American Heartworm Society web site.

www.aavp.org    The American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists web site.

http://cal.vet.upenn.edu/parasitc/   The Univ. Pennsylvania Veterinary School's Parasite Life Cycles website.

http://cal.vet.upenn.edu/paraav/  The Univ. Pennsylvania Veterinary School's Parasitology Lab Manual for the 2nd year Parasitology Course.

http://cal.vet.upenn.edu/paralab/Default.htm  The Univ. Pennsylvania Veterinary School's Parasitology Demonstrations for the Laboratory portion of the 2nd year Parasitology Course.

http://cal.vet.upenn.edu/merial/   The Univ. Pennsylvania Veterinary School's Parasitology Course's on-line text.

http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/   The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention parasite Home Page.

http://dil.vetmed.vt.edu/NadaSecond/NADA.cfm  The FDA Approved Animal Drug on-line database Home Page.

http://www.vetmed.wisc.edu/pbs/vetpara/index.html The Veterinary Parasitology web site at the School of Veterinary Medicine University of Wisconsin, Madison.

 

 

 

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University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine

CAL '97 & '98 project.

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Tom Nolan     parasit@vet.upenn.edu

Website creator: Kimberly Mah V'2000

                                                                          

© University of Pennsylvania  2004

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