A case report of Apatemon gracilis (Szidat, 1928) infectionin domestic geese in mainland China

Authors

DANDAN LIU
ZHENNAN ZHUO
JIANPING TAO
JINJUN XU

DOI

10.3906/vet-1709-22

Abstract

This is the first report of the diagnosis and treatment of Apatemon gracilis infection in domestic geese in mainland China confirmed at the molecular level. The mortality of geese reached 10% (150/1500). Necropsy examinations confirmed hemorrhagic inflammation of the small intestine and blood and catarrhal mucus in the enteric cavity. A large number of flukes were found in the first third of the small intestine, with one end buried in the intestinal mucosa, forming lesions at the absorption sites. The ITS-1 sequence of the parasites was amplified by polymerase chain reaction and sequence analysis confirmed that the isolated worms were Apatemon gracilis (Szidat, 1928). Expulsion of the parasites with praziquantel effectively controlled the disease on the goose farm.

Keywords

Goose, Apatemon gracilis, internal transcribed spacer-1, polymerase chain reaction, diagnosis

First Page

139

Last Page

142

Recommended Citation

LIU, DANDAN; ZHUO, ZHENNAN; TAO, JIANPING; and XU, JINJUN (2018) "A case report of Apatemon gracilis (Szidat, 1928) infectionin domestic geese in mainland China," Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 42: No. 2, Article 7. https://doi.org/10.3906/vet-1709-22
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol42/iss2/7