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DIAGNOSTIC METHODS

A number various methods are used to identify and to diagnose parasites in animals:

Coprological examination

---Flotation

---Sedimentation

---McMaster method

---Baermann method

Haematology

---Bloodsmear and Giemsa-stain

---Diff-Quick

---QBC

Skin scraping

Immunological methods

---Indirect Immunofluorescence

--- ELISA

---Immunoblotting ( Western Blot )

--- Complement Fixation Test

Molecular biological methods

--- PCR

--- RFLP -PCR

DIVISIONS OF VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY

Veterinary Protozoology

focused on veterinary important Protozoan s

'' Trypanosoma Brucei ''

'' Trypanosoma Equiperdum ''

'' Leishmania Donovani ''

'' Leishmania Infantum ''

'' Giardia Duodenalis ''

'' Trichomonas Gallinae ''

'' Tritrichomonas Foetus ''

'' Histomonas Meleagridis ''

'' Cryptosporidium Parvum ''

'' Balantidium Coli ''

'' Eimeria Acervulina ''

'' Eimeria Tenella ''

'' Isospora Canis ''

'' Toxoplasma Gondii ''

'' Neospora Caninum ''

'' Hammondia Hammondi ''

'' Besnoitia Besnoiti ''

'' Babesia Divergens ''

Veterinary Helminthology

focused on veterinary important Helminth parasites

'' Fasciola Hepatica ''

'' Fascioloides Magna ''

'' Dicrocoelium Dendriticum ''

'' Schistosoma bovis''

'' Trichobilharzia Regenti ''

'' Paragonimus Westermani ''

'' Dipylidium Caninum ''

'' Taenia Pisiformis ''

'' Taenia Saginata ''

'' Taenia Solium ''

'' Echinococcus Granulosus ''

'' Dictyocaulus Bovis ''

'' Muellerius Capillaris ''

'' Haemonchus Contortus ''

'' Teladorsagia Ostertagi ''

'' Strongyloides canis''

'' Ancylostoma Duodenale ''

'' Trichuris suis''

'' Syngamus Trachea ''

'' Ascaris Suum ''

'' Toxocara canis''

'' Strongylus Vulgaris ''

'' Metastrongylus ''

'' Trichinella Spiralis ''

Veterinary Entomology (Arachnoentomology)

focused on veterinary important Arachnid s and Insect s

'' Sarcoptes Equi ''

'' Psoroptes Ovis ''

'' Ixodes Ricinus ''

'' Dermacentor Marginatus ''

'' Cimex Colombarius .''

'' Cimex Lectularius ''

'' Culex Pipiens ''

'' Culicoides Imicola ''

'' Demodex Bovis ''

'' Gasterophilus Intestinalis ''

'' Haematobia Irritans ''

'' Hypoderma Bovis ''

'' Knemidocoptes Mutans ''

'' Lucilia Sericata ''

'' Musca Domestica ''

'' Nosema Apis ''

'' Notoedres Cati ''

'' Oestrus Ovis ''

'' Otodectes Cynotis ''

'' Phlebotomus ''

'' Pulex Irritans ''

'' Sarcophaga Carnaria ''

'' Tabanus Atratus ''

'' Triatoma ''

'' Ctenocephalides Canis ''

'' Ctenocephalides Felis ''

REFERENCES

EXTERNAL LINKS

World Association for Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology

Gallery of animal parasites

Veterinary Parasitology

Scientific Journal - Veterinary Parasitology