Atypical coccidiosis in South American camelids

J Vet Diagn Invest. 2007 Jan;19(1):122-5. doi: 10.1177/104063870701900123.

Abstract

Reported clinical signs of coccidiosis in South American camelids include anorexia of a few days duration, sudden death, and diarrhea. Antemortem diagnosis of clinical coccidiosis is usually based on clinical signs and supported by detection of coccidial oocysts in feces. This report describes 2 atypical cases of coccidiosis in South American camelids that had no coccidial oocysts detected on antemortem fecal flotation, prolonged weight loss, and normal fecal consistency.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Camelids, New World / parasitology*
  • Coccidiosis / diagnosis
  • Coccidiosis / pathology
  • Coccidiosis / veterinary*
  • Eimeria / classification
  • Eimeria / isolation & purification
  • Female
  • Ileum / parasitology
  • Ileum / pathology
  • Jejunum / parasitology
  • Jejunum / pathology
  • Male