Cestodes

Question 1

Dipylidium caninum

Answer 1

dogs and cats
non pathogenic- sometimes itchy butt
flea/dog tapework
PPP 3 weeks
egg packets
rice in feces
no egg--> use tape method
IH is flea/lice

Question 2

Anaplocephala spp

Answer 2

equine
PPP 4-6 weeks
triangular egg
from oribatid mite
cecum or ileocecal junction
pathogenic: insussusception at the junction/ occlusion

Question 3

Moniezia

Answer 3

ruminants
milk tapeworm
oribatid mite
diarrhea, obstruction–> mostly in young animals

Question 4

Choanotaenia

Answer 4

fowl
PPP 2-3 weeks
only problems in large load
from beetles, houseflies, and ants

Question 5

Rallietina

Answer 5

fowl
PPP 2-3 weeks
most common
nodular tapeworm disease
from beetles, houseflies, and ants