Journal of Veterinary Parasitology
SCOPUS
  • Year: 2011
  • Volume: 25
  • Issue: 2

Prevalence of eyeworm Oxyspirura mansoni (Cobbold, 1879) infection of domestic fowl in Andaman Islands

  • Author:
  • S. Jeyakumar, R.C. Srivastava, Kuntola Roy, S. Arun Kumar1, P.C. Sarmah2, A. Kundu, T. Damodaran, N. Ravishankar, M. Balakrishnan, S.K. Zamir Ahmed, T.P. Swapna, Zachariah George
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 171 to 172

1Department of Parasitology, Madras Veterinary College, Vepery, Chennai-600 007.

2Department of Parasitology, College of Veterinary Science, Khanapara, Guwahati-781 022.

Central Agricultural Research Institute, P.B. No. 181, Port Blair-744 101, India

Online published on 9 April, 2012.

Abstract

A survey was conducted to record the prevalence of eyeworm infection in poultry (domestic fowl) in South Andaman Islands, India. Out of 250 birds examined, 48.00% was found infected with Oxyspirura mansoni. Among the birds of three age groups, 53.93% prevalence was recorded in birds of 15 days to 5 months age followed by 49.40% in birds of below 15 days and lowest record of 39.74% prevalence in birds of above 5 months age. Treatment of affected eyes with 10% solution of tetramisole hydrochloride showed a good response within 7 days.

Keywords

Eyeworm, Oxyspirura mansoni, Domestic fowl, Andaman