Clinical Coenurosis (Coenurus cerebralis) and Associated Pathological Findings in a Calf
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Received: Revised: Accepted: January 19, 2011 January 26, 2011 January 27, 2011
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Clinical, pathological and molecular evaluations and CT scan screening of coenurosis (Coenurus cerebralis) in sheep and calves.
The aims of this study were to diagnose coenurosis by means of computerized tomography (CT) scan imaging and molecular characterization of the CO1 gene using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Sheep and calves were necropsied, and CT scans on the cephalic region were performed on the animals. Sections of brain tissue infected with parasites were then stained with hematoxylin and eosin for mic...
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