🔥 TREMATODE INFECTIONS IN ELEPHANTS 🐘 ⚠️ Case: Dual fluke infestation 🪱 *Fasciola jacksoni* + *Pseudodiscus collinsi* 🔹 Signs: • Bottle jaw (submandibular oedema) • Diarrhoea • Weakness & weight loss 🔬 Diagnosis: 💩 Fecal sedimentation → large, oval, operculated eggs ➡️ Differentiate hepatic vs intestinal flukes 🩺 Pathogenesis: 🪱 *F. jacksoni* → liver damage → hypoproteinemia → oedema 🪱 *P. collinsi* → intestinal damage → diarrhoea + nutrient loss ➡️ Severe cases → dehydration & systemic weakness 💊 Treatment: • Triclabendazole 12 mg/kg PO, single dose • Repeat after 3–4 weeks if indicated VET-LAFT #11: https://chat.whatsapp.com/KkHDEolQ3JDI0McI3A3YhQ
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