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Trichostrongyloidiasis
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Definition
: Infection by roundworms of the superfamily TRICHOSTRONGYLOIDEA, including the genera TRICHOSTRONGYLUS; OSTERTAGIA; Cooperia, HAEMONCHUS; Nematodirus, Hyostrongylus, and DICTYOCAULUS.
roundworm infect; caused by various genera of the superfamily TRICHOSTRONGYLOIDEA: do not confuse with TRICHOSTRONGYLOSIS, caused by the genus TRICHOSTRONGYLUS
Examples
Dictyocaulus Infections
;
Haemonchiasis
;
Ostertagiasis
;
Trichostrongylosis
Other names
Trichostrongyloidiases