Parasitology: Liver fluke and Rumen fluke

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Across
  1. 2. While rumen fluke eggs may appear colourless on faecology, liver fluke eggs appear what colour?
  2. 4. The presence of proteinaceous fluid in the abdomen.
  3. 6. This type of summer increases the risk of fluke infection.
  4. 7. The lifecycle stage (plural) of liver fluke that enters the mudsnail (IH).
  5. 8. Rumen fluke eggs seen on faecal examination indicated treatment is needed - true or false?
  6. 11. The only flukicide that kills early immature fluke.
  7. 12. These animals are most commonly affected by mature liver fluke.
  8. 14. The correct term for an infection with rumen fluke.
  9. 16. A condition resulting from an abnormally low number of erythrocytes, an abnormally low Hgb concentration in erythrocytes, or an abnormally low diameter of erythrocytes.
  10. 17. Where adult liver fluke are mainly found & feed [2 words, no space].
  11. 20. The proper term for an infection with liver fluke.
  12. 22. The lifecycle stage (plural) of rumen fluke that is pathogenic.
  13. 24. This flukicide is one that targets adult and late immature liver fluke.
  14. 25. Another site where mature liver fluke may be found.
  15. 27. The prepatent period of liver fluke is approximately how many weeks?
  16. 28. The result of a heavy infection of the pathogenic stage of rumen fluke.
  17. 31. The genus of the main intermediate host for both liver fluke and rumen fluke.
  18. 32. This group of bacteria multiply in livers damaged by liver fluke
Down
  1. 1. An abnormally low level of albumin in the blood.
  2. 3. The lifecycle stage (plural) of liver fluke that exits the mud snail (IH).
  3. 5. The pathophysiology of immature liver fluke: Causing trauma to the liver parenchyma and ?
  4. 9. These animals are most likely to suffer sudden death from liver fluke.
  5. 10. The form of liver fluke infection whose pathogenesis is the ingestion of huge numbers (>2000) of metacercaria.
  6. 11. Sheep are typically treated for liver fluke before this event each Sept/Oct.
  7. 13. The class of parasites to which both liver fluke and rumen fluke belong.
  8. 15. This type of winter increases the risk of fluke infection.
  9. 18. The site of the pathogenic lifecycle stage of rumen fluke.
  10. 19. A good time to treat cattle for liver fluke.
  11. 21. The only flukicide that can treat rumen fluke infections (off label).
  12. 23. This flukicide is one that targets adult liver fluke only.
  13. 26. The colloquial name for submandibular oedema.
  14. 27. Cattle are usually treated 8-10 weeks after what event in Spring?
  15. 29. Month that the DAFM typically publishes its fluke forecast.
  16. 30. The form of liver fluke infection whose pathogenesis is the ingestion of 200-500 metacercaria.