Chabertia_ovina

<i>Chabertia ovina</i>

Chabertia ovina

Species of roundworm

Chabertia ovina, the large-mouthed bowel worm, is a species of parasitic roundworms that infects sheep, goats (occasionally cattle) and other wild ruminants. Infection of pigs are very infrequent. It is not known to be contagious to humans.

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The disease caused by Chabertia worms is called chabertiasis or chabertiosis.

It is found worldwide but is more frequent in temperate regions.

References

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    Sur la classification des Strongylidae. I. Metastrongylinae. A Railliet and A Henry, Compte Rendu des Séances de la Société de Biologie …, 1909
  • The parasitic life cycle of Chabertia ovina (Fabricius, 1788) in sheep. RP Herd, International Journal for Parasitology, 1971, doi:10.1016/0020-7519(71)90014-2
  • The pathogenic importance of Chabertia ovina (Fabricius, 1788) in experimentally infected sheep. RP Herd, International Journal for Parasitology, 1971, doi:10.1016/0020-7519(71)90028-2


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