Tapeworm
Flat and segmented the tapeworm attaches itself by its mouth to the intestinal wall
Tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus,
The tapeworm can grow up to 9mm in length and lives in the dogs intestine. Eggs shed by
other dogs are eaten by a great number of intermediate hosts including humans. Sheep are
infected more than other animals which the parasite develops into a cyst.
Dogs become infected by
eating carcasses of sheep or deer which contain cysts in their tissue. Infected dogs can
go unnoticed except for diarrhoea or bad general condition. More than a thousand worms at
one time can be found in the dogs intestine. Wales has a control scheme involving
supervised worming of dogs as practiced in New Zealand. The feeding of raw meet should be
avoided.
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