Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association · 1982 · 82 citations · 0 references
Veterinary MedicineInfectious DiseasesVeterinary ParasitologyEquine MedicineEquine ScienceVeterinary Parasitic DiseasesHelminth InfectionsParasitic Disease DiagnosisParasitic Disease PathogenesisParasitic ZoonosesZoonotic HelminthsZoonotic Parasitic DiseasesIntestinal Parasitic PathologyOvine Parasitic InfectionsZoonotic Helminth Epidemiology
Intussusception associated with Anoplocephala perfoliata infection was found in 5 horses. The unusual types of intussusception and the presence of tapeworms at the leading edge of the intussuscipiens suggested tapeworms as the cause of the problem. Lesions attributable to tapeworm attachment on the mucosa were found to fit a mechanical model of intussusception. Treatment of two of the horses and some of their pasturemates with pyrantel pamoate caused elimination of intact tapeworms.