Clinical and therapeutic studies on mange in horses

Occurrence of Parasitic Diseases of Horses in Osun State, Nigeria: A Retrospective Evaluation

“…Mezgebu et al (2013) reported a similar finding to ours in terms of helminth infections and sex. The prevalence of tick infestation is influenced by the origin of the horse, age, body condition, breed, climate conditions and colour among other factors (Osman et al, 2006;Payne et al, 2017) and this may have resulted in the high prevalence we recorded in female horses as against male. The significantly higher prevalence of tick infestation we recorded during the wet season may be due to high moisture content and lower temperature seen during the season, as rainfall has been reported to favour the development and abundance of ticks and as such have a positive effect on its prevalence (Greenfield, 2011).…”

“…Ticks are known vector for equine babesiosis (Kerber et al, 2009), the reason for the high prevalence of babesiosis recorded in our study, following the high prevalence of tick infestation. Helminthoses, mange and trypanosomiasis are known parasitic diseases affecting horses in Nigeria and other parts of the world (Osman et al, 2006;Ehizibolo et al, 2012;Berhanu et al, 2014). The yearly distribution of parasitic diseases showed no defined pattern, although striking prevalences for all the parasitic diseases with exception of trypanosomiasis were seen in 2015.…”

“…This may be associated with the intensified effort by the Veterinary department of the state in sensitizing the public on the need to report and present their animals and pets to the clinics whenever a disease condition is seen. Age is a reoccurring vital index in the epidemiology of parasitic diseases in horses (Osman et al, 2006;Fantahun and Mohamed, 2012;Tesfu et al, 2014;Turaki et al, 2014;Enigidaw et al, 2015). To this, we observed a higher prevalence of babesiosis and helminthoses in adult horses and a higher prevalence of tick infestation in young horses.…”

“…They can aid in the proliferation of life cycle of some internal parasites (Payne et al, 2017). Ectoparasitism is influenced by a number of factors such as age, body condition, breed and climate conditions (Osman et al, 2006). Generally, parasitism in horses causes a lot of negative impact on the animal including chronic weight loss, retarded growth anemia, icterus, occasional abortions, neurological signs, and reduce work out put and performance, unthriftness and even death (Osman et al, 2006;Berhanu et al, 2014;Enigidaw et al, 2015).…”

Some observations on sheep sarcoptic mange in Tehran province, Iran

“…The infestation is spread chiefly by direct contact between hosts (Harwood and James 1976). It is reported as a least important parasite in sheep (Abu-Samra et al 1981), but it is an important disease in cattle (Rehbein et al 2003), camels (Higgins et al 1984) and horses (Osman et al 2006). Amongst domestic animals, pigs are most commonly affected.…”