Volume: 42 Issue: 2
Year: 2011, Page: 58-60, Doi: https://doi.org/10.51966/jvas.2011.42.58-60
Received: Sept. 12, 2011 Accepted: Oct. 24, 2011 Published: Dec. 31, 2011
Characteristic observations of Schistosoma spindale infection among two large herds of male buffalo calves are reported. Clinical symptoms included anorexia and cachexia leading to heavy mortality. Extensive nodular changes on the mucosa of small intestine were observed during post mortem examination which revealed multiple ova of S.spindale surrounded with diffuse infiltration of lymphocytes and plasma cells. A few cases had fibroblasts, histiocytes and foreign body giant cells. Gross or microscopical lesions were not detected in the liver. Therapy with potassium antimony tartrate at 1.25mg/kg body weight intravenously produced clinical recovery. Etiopathology is discussed
Keywords: Schistosoma spindale, buffaloes intestine,granuloma.