Spirocerca lupi

Spirocerca lupi
Spirocerca lupi egg.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Nematoda
Class:	Chromadorea
Order:	Rhabditida
Family:	Spirocercidae
Genus:	Spirocerca
Species:	S. lupi
Binomial name
Spirocerca lupi (Rudolphi, 1809)
Synonyms [1]
Spiroptera sanguinolenta Rudolphi, 1819 Strongylus lupi Rudolphi, 1809

Spirocerca lupi is a species of nematode. ^[2] In dogs, infestation can cause sarcoma of the esophagus. ^[3] Doramectin has been used against it. ^[4]

References

1. "Spirocerca lupi". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 2024-07-21.
2. van der Merwe LL, Kirberger RM, Clift S, Williams M, Keller N, Naidoo V (June 2008). "Spirocerca lupi infection in the dog: a review". Vet. J. 176 (3): 294–309. doi:10.1016/j.tvjl.2007.02.032. hdl: 2263/9337 . PMID   17512766.
3. Ranen E, Lavy E, et al. (2004). "Spirocercosis-associated esophageal sarcomas in dogs. A retrospective study of 17 cases (1997-2003)". Vet Parasitol. 119: 209. doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2003.10.023.
4. Lavy E, Harrus S, Mazaki-Tovi M, et al. (December 2003). "Spirocerca lupi in dogs: prophylactic effect of doramectin" . Res. Vet. Sci. 75 (3): 217–22. doi:10.1016/S0034-5288(03)00115-2. PMID   13129670.