CONCURRENT INFECTION OF COCCIDI0SIS AND HAEMONCHOSIS IN A DROMEDARY CAMEL CALF FROM RA]ASTHAN, INDIA

Abstract

Haemonchosis is considered as the most severe gastrointestinal helminthosis of camels which may be associated with clinical disease and can be fatal. This nematode occurs in the abomasum of the infected camels sucking blood from the mucosal vessels leading to haemorrhagic anaemia, a characteristic feature of the disease (EL Hassan cf ¢J, 2011). Likewise, coccidiosis may be seen in camel calves with symptoms like diarrhoea, dysentery, dehydration, rough hair coat and anaemia (Parsani cf ¢Z, 2008). Among gastrointestinal protozoan parasites, infection of fi.77icr3.a spp. is a major problem in camels. The present study is the first description of a case where in the pathology of concurrent coccidiosis and hemonchosis infection has been studied in a dromedary camel calf.