Coenurosis
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250px|thumb|Different forms of coenurus in sheep and rabbits and an adult worm Coenurosis, also known as caenurosis, coenuriasis, gid, dunt or sturdy, is a parasitic infection that develops in the intermediate hosts of some tapeworm species (Taenia multiceps, T. serialis, T. brauni, or T. glomerata). It is caused by the coenurus, the larval stage of these tapeworms. The disease occurs mainly in sheep and other ungulates, but it can also occur in humans by accidental ingestion of tapeworm eggs.
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250px|thumb|Different forms of coenurus in sheep and rabbits and an adult worm Coenurosis, also known as caenurosis, coenuriasis, gid, dunt or sturdy, is a parasitic infection that develops in the intermediate hosts of some tapeworm species (Taenia multiceps, T. serialis, T. brauni, or T. glomerata). It is caused by the coenurus, the larval stage of these tapeworms. The disease occurs mainly in sheep and other ungulates, but it can also occur in humans by accidental ingestion of tapeworm eggs.
Adult worms of these species develop in the small intestine of the definitive hosts (dogs, foxes and other canids), causing a disease from the group of taeniasis. Humans cannot be definitive hosts for these species of tapeworms.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Coenurosis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.