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Habronema muscae

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When the larvae are licked and swallowed by the horse during grooming they travel to the stomach and embed themselves into the glandular part of the stomach close to the margo plicatus. A thick mucus is excreted by the stomach lining. The larvae mature into adults and females produce eggs to complete
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is effective against Habronemiasis. Ivermectin or moxidectin can eliminate nematodes in the stomach. Glucocorticoids or antihistamines may be necessary to control inflammation, tissue proliferation, hypersensitivity, or pruritus. Surgical excision may be required to remove large masses.
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Adult has two lateral lips, dorsal and ventral lips may also be present. Buccal capsule cylindrical, chitinous. Oesophagous is divided into two parts, a short anterior muscular and long posterior glandular portion, intestine simple without any diverticula. Male:
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Prevention is primarily through regular deworming of the horse and good fly control systems, especially removal of manure. Environmental sprays and clean bedding also help.
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present and bears 4 pairs of preanal, 1 pair adanal and 2 pairs of postanal pedunculated papillae, 3 pairs of sessile papillae also present, tail spirally twisted.
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of the fly, where they are passed on to the horse when they feed around the horse's moist areas such as
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For most horses, the lesions will resolve by the end of summer. Topical or systemic treatment with
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Horse recovering from skin lesions probably due to Habronema, after treatment with ivermectin
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the life cycle. Larvae that invade skin or eye tissue do not develop into adults.
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A colour Atlas of Equine Parasites D.E. Jacobs 1986 Balliere Tindall London
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Linn: Its Structure, Habits, Development, Relation to Disease and Control
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within the horse's stomach. The eggs are later excreted through the
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irritation called Habronemiasis, or more commonly, "
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Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Nematoda
Chromadorea
Rhabditida
Habronematidae
Habronema
Binomial name
stomach
parasite
horses
Habronema
parasitic
eggs
feces
larvae
maggots
flies
Stomoxys
Musca
fly
mouthparts
wounds
nostrils
eyes
ulcerated
summer sores
eye membrane

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