Warble

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Parasitic disease
Parasitic disease Warble

Overview

Etiology

Parasitic disease

Host Species

Cattle, Horse, Human

Clinical Signs

Unthriftiness

Decreased milk yield

Poor growth

Subcutaneous swelling

Required

Pain on palpation

Posterior paralysis

Diagnosis

Clinical examination of back swellings

Detection of larvae in skin lesions

Skin biopsy

Treatment

Organophosphorus insecticides

Ivermectin injection

Prevention & Control

Treatment of infested animals

Insect control programs

Vaccination with crude larval extracts

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