Journal article
Systematic review of gastrointestinal nematodes of horses from Australia
Parasites & Vectors, Vol.12(1), Article number 188
2019
Abstract
Background
Equine gastrointestinal nematodes (GINs) have been the subject of intermittent studies in Australia over the past few decades. However, comprehensive information on the epidemiology of equine GINs, the efficacy of available anthelmintic drugs and the prevalence of anthelmintic resistance (AR) in Australasia is lacking. Herein, we have systematically reviewed existing knowledge on the horse GINs recorded in Australia, and main aspects of their pathogeneses, epidemiology, diagnoses, treatment and control.
Methods
Six electronic databases were searched for publications on GINs of Australian horses that met our inclusion criteria for the systematic review. Subsets of publications were subjected to review epidemiology, diagnoses, pathogeneses, treatment and control of GINs of horses from Australia.
Results
A total of 51 articles published between 1950 to 2018 were included. The main GINs reported in Australian horses were cyathostomins (at least 28 species), Draschia megastoma, Habronema muscae, H. majus, Oxyuris equi, Parascaris equorum, Strongyloides westeri and Trichostrongylus axei across different climatic regions of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and Western Australia. Nematodes are diagnosed based on the traditional McMaster egg counting technique, though molecular markers to characterise common GINs of equines were characterised in 1990s. The use of anthelmintic drugs remains the most widely-used strategy for controlling equine GIN parasites in Australia; however, the threshold of faecal egg count that should trigger treatment in horses, remains controversial. Furthermore, anthelmintic resistance within GIN population of horses is becoming a common problem in Australia.
Conclusions
Although GINs infecting Australian horses have been the subject of occasional studies over the past few decades, the effective control of GIN infections is hampered by a generalised lack of knowledge in various disciplines of equine parasitology. Therefore, coordinated and focused research is required to fill our knowledge gaps in these areas to maximise equine health and minimise economic losses associated with the parasitic infections in Australia.
Details
- Title
- Systematic review of gastrointestinal nematodes of horses from Australia
- Authors/Creators
- M.A. Saeed (Author/Creator)I. Beveridge (Author/Creator)G. Abbas (Author/Creator)A. Beasley (Author/Creator)J. Bauquier (Author/Creator)E. Wilkes (Author/Creator)C. Jacobson (Author/Creator)K.J. Hughes (Author/Creator)C. El-Hage (Author/Creator)R. O’Handley (Author/Creator)J. Hurley (Author/Creator)L. Cudmore (Author/Creator)P. Carrigan (Author/Creator)L. Walter (Author/Creator)B. Tennent-Brown (Author/Creator)M.K. Nielsen (Author/Creator)A. Jabbar (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Parasites & Vectors, Vol.12(1), Article number 188
- Publisher
- BioMed Central Ltd
- Identifiers
- 991005544424107891
- Copyright
- © 2019 The Author(s)
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Veterinary and Life Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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