Indian Journal of Veterinary Research (The)
  • Year: 2023
  • Volume: 32
  • Issue: 2

Management of Filariasis in Asian Elephants (Elephus msaximus)

1Veterinary surgeon, Dudhwa National Park, Palia, Kheri, Uttar Ptadesh

2Dy. Chief Veterinary Officer, Department of Animal Husbandry, Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh

*Correspondence: drdayavetdtr@gmail.com

**rkszoovet@gmail.com

Online Published on 27 September, 2024.

Abstract

Elephants suffer from cutaneous filariasis or haemorrhagic filariasis or parasitic dermatorrhagia caused by Indofilaria pattabiramani and I. elephantis respectively. The paper reports nodules in one female elephant having nodule formation causing itching and oozing of blood. The female elephant was treated with Ivermctin successfully.

Keywords

Elephants, Filariasis, Ivermectin