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Passalurus ambiguus
Introduction
Classification
Taxonomy
- Class: Nematoda.
- Order: Oxyurida.
- Superfamily: Oxyuroidae.
- Family: Oxyuridae.
- Genus:Passalurus.
- Species:ambiguus.
Etymology
- Worldwide.
Significance
- Usually none -Passalurusis a normal inhabitant of the rabbit GI tract.
- Potentially a contributory factor in enteritis and diarrhea seen around weaning.
- May cause anal irritation, self-trauma and rectal prolapse.
- See Oxyruiasis Oxyuriasis .
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Further Reading
Publications
Refereed papers
- Recent references from PubMed and VetMedResource.
- Sayers I (2010) Approach to preventive health care and welfare in rabbits. In Pract 32 (5), 190-198 VetMedResource.
- Rinaldi L, Russo T, Schioppi M et al (2007) Passalurus ambiguus: new insights into copromicroscopic diagnosis and circadian rhythm of egg excretion. Parsitol Res 101 (3), 557-561 PubMed.
- Hobbs R P, Twigg L E, Elliot A D et al (1999) Factors influencing the fecal egg and oocyst counts of parasites of wild European rabbits Oryctolagus cuniculus (L.) in Southern Western Australia. J Parasitol 85 (5), 796-802 PubMed.
- Morrisey J K (1996) Parasites of ferrets, rabbits and rodents. Semin Avian & Exotic Pet Med 5 (2), 106-114 ScienceDirect.
- Boag B (1988) Observations on the seasonal incidence of myxomatosis and its interactions with helminth parasites in the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). J Wildlife Dis 24 (3), 450-455 PubMed.
- Düwel D & Brech K (1981) Control of oxyuriasis in rabbits by fenbendazole. Lab Anim 15 (2), 101-105 PubMed.
- Taffs L F (1976) Pinworm infections in laboratory rodents: A review. Lab Anim 10 (1), 1-13 PubMed.
Other sources of information
- Schoeb T R, Cartner S C et al (2007) Parasites of Rabbits. In: Flynn's Parasites of Laboratory Animals. 2nd edn. Ed: Baker D G. Blackwell Publishing, Iowa. pp 467.
- Rees Davies R (2006) Digestive System Disorders. In:BSAVA Manual of Rabbit Medicine & Surgery. 2nd edn. Eds: Meredith A & Flecknell P. BSAVA, Gloucester. pp 74-84.
- Harcourt-Brown F (2002) Infectious diseases of Domestic Rabbits. In:Textbook of Veterinary Medicine. Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford. pp 363.
- Patton S (2000) Rabbit and Ferret Parasite Testing. In: Laboratory Medicine: Avian & Exotic Pets. Ed: Fudge A M. W B Saunders Co, Philadelphia. pp362.
- Hofing F L & Kraus A L (1994) Arthropod and Helminth Parasites. In:The Biology of the Laboratory Rabbit. 2nd edn. Academic Press Inc, New York. pp 246-247.