gastric habronemiasis

gastric habronemiasis
infestation of the stomach wall of a horse with larvae of Draschia megastoma, which form large nodules filled with worms and necrotic material. Many affected horses do not show clinical signs, but they may die if the stomach wall is perforated.

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  • habronemiasis — hab·ro·ne·mi·a·sis .hab rə nē mī ə səs n, pl a·ses .sēz infestation with or disease caused by roundworms of the genus Habronema and characterized in the horse by gastric tumors and inflammation or by summer sores * * * hab·ro·ne·mi·a·sis… …   Medical dictionary

  • Draschia — Dra·schia (drăґshe ə) a genus of nematodes of the family Habronematidae. D. megastoґma (formerly called Habronema megastoma) infects the stomach of horses, and its larvae form nodules in the stomach walls (see gastric habronemiasis) …   Medical dictionary

  • Habronema — A genus of spiruroid nematodes inhabiting the stomach of horses. The larvae develop in housefly and stable fly maggots living in manure, become infective when the fly larvae pupate, and are carried by adult flies to open wounds on horses, where… …   Medical dictionary

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