Some Pathological Features of Lungs from Domestic and Wild Ruminants with Single and Mixed Protostrongylid Infections
Table 2
Macroscopic lesions and classification of the lung change severity in sheep 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
<1 year
M. capillaris
+
+
+
+
+
+
mild
<1 year
M. capillaris
+
+
+
+
severe
<1 year
M. capillaris
+
+
+
Severe
<1 year
M. capillaris
+
+
+
+
+
mild
<1 year
M. capillaris
+
+
+
slight
8 years
M. capillaris
+
+
+
+
+
severe
ni
M. capillaris
+
+
+
+
+
+
severe
5 years
M. capillaris
+
+
+
+
+
+
severe
<1 year
M. capillaris
+
+
+
+
+
+
mild
6 years
M. capillaris
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
severe
P. brevispiculum
<1 year
M. capillaris
+
+
+
+
severe
P. hobmaieri
ni
M. capillaris
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
very severe
P. rufescens
ni
M. capillaris
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
very severe
P. rufescens
ni
M. capillaris
+
+
+
+
+
+
severe
C. ocreatus
N. linearis
<1 year
M. capillaris
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
very severe
C. ocreatus
N. linearis
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); ni: there was not information; + present sign; blank-absent sign.