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  • Title: Reliability of coprological diagnosis of Anoplocephala perfoliata infection.
    Author: Meana A, Luzon M, Corchero J, Gómez-Bautista M.
    Journal: Vet Parasitol; 1998 Jan 15; 74(1):79-83. PubMed ID: 9493312.
    Abstract:
    Three coprological methods were tested to establish the reliability of in vivo diagnosis of Anoplocephala perfoliata. A total of 107 faecal samples were analyzed, and the presence of tapeworms were confirmed postmortem in 24 animals with burdens that ranged from 1 to 248 worms; most of them (71%) with less than 100 parasites. Best results were obtained with a combination of two sedimentation/flotation methods, detecting only half the parasitized animals (54% sensitivity). No relationship could be established between tapeworm burden and egg detection, but results indicate that coprological methods have a lower likelihood of diagnosing cestode infection when horses have less than 100 tapeworms.
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