A CASE STUDY OF THELAZIASIS IN GOAT
2022
K. Jalajakshi | L. S. S. Varaprasad Reddy | T. Nagendra Reddy | M. Chandrakala | G. Venkata Sumanth Reddy
Thelaziasis is the infestation of eye with parasitic nematodes belongs order spirurida and family Thelazidae. Thelazia spp. inhabit the eyes and associated tissues such as eyelids, lacrimal ducts of various mammals, birds and human etc. Thelaziasis is observed in Mahaboobnagar goat, which was presented to Veterinary clinical complex, Tirupati with actively moving worms observed in the conjunctiva of left eye with lacrimation and photophobia. It was treated successfully with levamisole orally @ 5 mg/kg body wt and Ivermectin injection @ of 0.2 mg/kg body wt subcutaneously and applied antimicrobial steroid ointment in to the eye for theprevention of inflammation and secondary bacterial infection.
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