A CASE REPORT ON STRONGYLOIDES PAPILLOSUS IN A GOAT

Abstract

Strongyloides papillosus is a gastrointestinal parasite, which is very common in small ruminant and causes serious health problem in all over Bangladesh. This case study enumerates the clinical sings, postmortem findings as well as detail diagnosis and treatment protocol. A one year old female cross goat, weighing 30 kgs was brought to the Sahedul Alam Quaderi Teaching Veterinary Hospital (SAQTVH), Chittagong Veterinary Animal Sciences University (CVASU) with the history of loss of appetite and dullness for last 15 days. On the basis of clinical sings (diarrhea, anemia, dermatitis), followed by coproscopy of (Embryonated egg) and clinico-biochemical parameters (Hemoglobin-2gm %), the case was diagnosed as Strongyloidiasis. The condition of the goat was not improved after using hematinic mixture and steroid drug. The goat become weak gradually due to severe anemia and loss of appetite and finally died after 2nd day of treatment. Postmortem (PM) examination was conducted to further confirm the causes of dead and found that, the mucous present in intestine as well as pneumonia which may confirm the strongyloidosis of this.