Setariosis

Pathogens - nematodes of the genus Setaria (family Setariidae ) parasitize in the abdominal cavity, in the brain and spinal cord, in the eyes and blood of horses and cattle. Setaria are filamentous nematodes, a male 30–66 mm long, a female 25–190 mm long. The female is viviparous.

Setaria are common in Europe, Asia, Africa and America.

The transmission mechanism of the infection is transmissible ; they are carried by mosquitoes and fly flies ^[1] .

A person can become infected with Setaria labiatopapillosa and Setaria equina ^{[2] [3]} . With invasion of S. labiatopapillosa (mainly women), eye damage was observed: photophobia , eye swelling , foreign body feeling, a small amount of rash and low eosinophilia (6-8%). The treatment consisted in the surgical removal of parasites ^[4] .

In horses, Setaria equina parasitizes, in cattle, buffaloes, zebu - S. labiatopapillosa , in deer and sika deer - S. cervi . Parasitization in horses leads to various pathologies ^[5] , for example, purulent-necrotic processes can develop in the lungs and liver, in sheep, paresis and paralysis of the limbs are observed; with brain damage in sheep and deer - a disorder of coordination of movement, the death of animals. Skin, eyes, etc. may be affected. ^[6]

• Nematodoses