Some Pathological Features of Lungs from Domestic and Wild Ruminants with Single and Mixed Protostrongylid Infections

Table 3

Macroscopic lesions and classification of the lung change severity in mouflons and chamois with natural protostrongylid infections.

Host species	Lung parasite	Lesions								Classification of macroscopic lesions
		Localization		Colour		Consis-Tency		Nodules	Abscesses
		DACLL	VACLL	G	DG–B	N	F
mouflon	M. capillaris	+	+	+			+	+		Mild
mouflon	M. capillaris	+		+			+	+	+	Slight
mouflon	M. capillaris	+		+			+	+		Mild
mouflon	M. capillaris	+			+	+	+			Mild
mouflon	M. capillaris	+	+	+			+	+		Mild
	N. linearis
mouflon	M. capillaris	+		+			+	+		Mild
	N. linearis
mouflon	M. capillaris	+	+	+			+	+		Severe
	N. linearis
	C. ocreatus
	P. rufescens
chamois	P. rupicaprae	+	+	+		+				Mild
	N. linearis
chamois	M. tenuispiculatus	+		+			+	+		Mild
	N. linearis

DACLL: dorsal areas of the caudal lung lobes; VACLL: ventral areas of the caudal lung lobes; G: grey; DG-B: dark-grey to black; N: normal; F: firm; + present sign; blank-absent sign.