Species composition and morphology of protostrongylids (Nematoda: Protostrongylidae) in ruminants from Bulgaria

Parasitol Res. 2011 Oct;109(4):1015-20. doi: 10.1007/s00436-011-2337-0. Epub 2011 Apr 2.

Abstract

Lungs of 52 ruminants from different regions of Bulgaria, 16 from goats (Capra aegagrus f. domestica L.), 15 from sheep (Ovis ammon f. domestica L.), 11 from mouflons (Ovis musimon L.), and 10 from chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra L.), were investigated. The aim of the study was to determine the species composition of small lungworms in these hosts. The obtained results are summarized with those of previous studies, and a picture of the present status of the species composition of protostrongylids in ruminants from Bulgaria is forwarded. Morphometric data about the species Muellerius capillaris, Cystocaulus ocreatus, Neostrongylus linearis, Protostrongylus brevispiculum, and Protostrongylus rufescens are presented. The data on the morphology of these five species are supplied for the first time both for Bulgaria and the south-east part of the European continent.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bulgaria
  • Goat Diseases / epidemiology
  • Goat Diseases / parasitology*
  • Goats / parasitology*
  • Lung / parasitology*
  • Male
  • Microscopy
  • Rupicapra / parasitology*
  • Sheep / parasitology*
  • Sheep Diseases / epidemiology
  • Sheep Diseases / parasitology*
  • Sheep, Domestic / parasitology*
  • Strongylida Infections / epidemiology
  • Strongylida Infections / parasitology*
  • Strongylida Infections / veterinary
  • Strongylida* / classification
  • Strongylida* / isolation & purification
  • Strongylida* / physiology