Common Helminths of Poultry
Common Helminths of Poultry
Parasite | Host | Intermediate Host or Life Cycle | Organ Infected | Pathogenicity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nematodes | ||||
Amidostomum anseri | Duck, goose, pigeon | Direct | Gizzard | Severe |
Ascaridia dissimilis | Turkey | Direct | Small intestine | Moderate |
Ascaridia galli | Chicken, turkey, duck, quail | Direct | Small intestine | Moderate |
Capillaria annulata (also known as Eucoleus annulata) | Chicken, turkey, ducks, game birds | Earthworm | Esophagus, crop | Moderate to severe |
Capillaria caudinflata (also known as Aonchotheca caudinflata) | Chicken, turkey, duck, game birds, pigeon | Earthworms | Small intestine | Moderate to severe |
Capillaria contorta (also known as Eucoleus contorta) | Chicken, turkey, duck, game birds | None or earthworms | Mouth, esophagus, crop | Severe |
Capillaria obsignata (also known as Baruscapillaria obsignata) | Chicken, turkey, goose, pigeon, game birds, swan | Direct | Small intestine, ceca | Severe |
Cheilospirura hamulosa | Chicken, turkey, game birds | Grasshoppers, beetles | Gizzard | Moderate |
Cyathostoma bronchialis | Turkey, duck | Direct or earthworm | Trachea | Severe |
Cyrnea colini | Turkey, game birds | Cockroaches | Proventriculus | Mild |
Dispharynx nasuta | Chicken, turkey, game birds, pigeon | Sowbugs | Proventriculus | Moderate to severe |
Gongylonema ingluvicola | Chicken, game birds | Beetles, cockroaches | Crop, esophagus, proventriculus | Mild |
Heterakis gallinarum | Chicken, turkey, duck, game birds | Direct | Ceca | Mild, but transmits agent of histomoniasis |
Heterakis isolonche | Quail, duck, pheasant | Direct | Ceca | Severe |
Ornithostrongylus quadriradiatus | Pigeon, dove | Direct | Small intestine | Severe |
Oxyspirura mansoni | Chicken, turkey, guinea fowl, quail | Cockroaches | Eye | Moderate |
Strongyloides avium | Chicken, turkey, quail, goose | Direct | Ceca | Moderate |
Subulura brumpti | Chicken, turkey, duck, game birds | Earwigs, grasshoppers, beetles, cockroaches | Ceca | Mild |
Syngamus trachea | Chicken, turkey, pheasant, quail | None or earthworm | Trachea | Severe |
Tetrameres americana | Chicken, turkey, duck, game birds, pigeon | Grasshoppers, cockroaches | Proventriculus | Moderate to severe |
Trichostrongylus tenuis | Chicken, turkey, duck, game birds, pigeon | Direct | Ceca | Severe |
Cestodes | ||||
Choanotaenia infundibulum | Chicken | House flies | Upper intestine | Moderate |
Davainea proglottina | Chicken | Slugs, snails | Duodenum | Severe |
Metroliasthes lucida | Turkey | Grasshoppers | Intestine | Unknown |
Raillietina cesticillus | Chicken | Beetles | Duodenum, jejunum | Mild |
Raillietina echinobothrida | Chicken | Ants | Lower intestine | Severe, nodules |
Raillietina tetragona | Chicken | Ants | Lower intestine | Severe |