Some Pathological Features of Lungs from Domestic and Wild Ruminants with Single and Mixed Protostrongylid Infections
Table 1
Macroscopic lesions and classification of the lung change severity in goats with natural protostrongylid infections.
Host age
Lung parasite
Lesions
Classification of macroscopic lesions
Localization
Colour
Consistency
Nodules
Abscesses
OL
DACLL
VACLL
MACLL
G
DG-B
DR-G
N
F
6 months
Muellerius
+
+
+
slight
capillaris
6 months
M. capillaris
+
+
+
slight
6 months
M. capillaris
+
+
+
slight
6 months
M. capillaris
+
+
+
slight
6 months
M. capillaris
+
+
+
slight
7 years
M. capillaris
+
+
+
+
+
mild
8 months
M. capillaris
+
+
+
+
+
+
severe
9 months
M. capillaris
+
+
+
+
+
mild
18 months
M. capillaris
+
+
+
+
severe
8 years
M. capillaris
+
+
+
+
+
+
very severe
6 years
M. capillaris
+
+
+
+
+
+
severe
3 years
M. capillaris
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
severe
Protostrongylus
hobmaieri
3 years
M. capillaris
+
+
+
+
+
+
severe
P. hobmaieri
2 years
M. capillaris
+
+
+
+
severe
P. rufescens
1 year
M. capillaris
+
+
+
+
+
very severe
P. rufescens
30 months
M. capillaris
+
+
+
+
very severe
P. hobmaieri
P. rufescens
DACLL: dorsal areas of the caudal lung lobes; VACLL: ventral areas of the caudal lung lobes; MACLL: mediastinal areas of the caudal lung lobes; G: grey; DG-B: dark-grey to black; DR-G: dark-red to grey; N: normal; F: firm; OL-other lesions (emphysema, cysts); + present sign; blank-absent sign.
