Guidance

Be alert for Haemonchus contortus

Guidance for vets on Haemonchus contortus from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 1 July 2020

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Be alert for Haemonchus contortus

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Figure 1. Haemonchus contortus adults from sheep abomasum (warning: image of parasitic worms in a petri dish)

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Figure 2. Haemonchus spp eggs differentially stained with fluorescent stain

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Information notes provide vets with further guidance for circumstances such as:

• unusual seasonal events
• emerging diseases
• outbreaks of non-statutory disease

Guidance from APHA’s Surveillance Intelligence Unit (SIU).

Published 1 July 2020