Research Article

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 ageLung parasiteLesionsClassification of macroscopic lesions
LocalizationColourConsistencyNodulesAbscessesOL
DACLLVACLLMACLLGDG-BDR-GNF

<1 yearM. capillaris++++++mild
<1 yearM. capillaris++++severe
<1 yearM. capillaris+++Severe
<1 yearM. capillaris+++++mild
<1 yearM. capillaris+++slight
8 yearsM. capillaris+++++severe
niM. capillaris++++++severe
5 yearsM. capillaris++++++severe
<1 yearM. capillaris++++++mild
6 yearsM. capillaris+++++++severe
P. brevispiculum
<1 yearM. capillaris++++severe
P. hobmaieri
niM. capillaris+++++++very severe
P. rufescens
niM. capillaris++++++++very severe
P. rufescens
niM. capillaris++++++severe
C. ocreatus
N. linearis
<1 yearM. 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.