Chabertia ovina
Chabertia ovina, the large-mouthed bowel worm, is a species of parasitic roundworms that infects sheep, goats (occasionally cattle) and other wild ruminants. Infection of pigs are very infrequent. It is not known to be contagious to humans.
| Chabertia ovina | |
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| Superfamily: | Strongyloidea |
| Family: | Chabertiidae |
| Genus: | Chabertia Railliet & Henry, 1909[1] |
| Species: | C. ovina |
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| Chabertia ovina (Fabricius, 1794) | |
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Strongylus ovina Fabricius 1794 | |
The disease caused by Chabertia worms is called chabertiasis or chabertiosis.
It is found worldwide but is more frequent in temperate regions.
References
- Sur la classification des Strongylidae. I. Metastrongylinae. A Railliet and A Henry, Compte Rendu des Séances de la Société de Biologie …, 1909
- The parasitic life cycle of Chabertia ovina (Fabricius, 1788) in sheep. RP Herd, International Journal for Parasitology, 1971, doi:10.1016/0020-7519(71)90014-2
- The pathogenic importance of Chabertia ovina (Fabricius, 1788) in experimentally infected sheep. RP Herd, International Journal for Parasitology, 1971, doi:10.1016/0020-7519(71)90028-2
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