التأثير المرضي للدودة الشريطية Raillietina cesticillus في الأمعاء الدقيقة للحمام المحلي الأليف Coulumba livia domesticus في مدينة البصرة

Abstract EN

This study included the collection of small intestine of local domestic pigeons infected by cestoda Raillietina cesticillus which isolated and diagnosted by Al-Idreesy (2010).

Gross and histopathological changes was studied.

The gross changes included enlargement of the duodenum.

The microscopic finding of duodenal sections revealed presence of sections of mature cestode segment of the parasite attached to the mucosa of intestine, as well as inflammatory reaction of the epithelial layer including infiltration of inflammatory cells, there is clear degenerative changes of epithelial cells lining of the mucosal layer of the infected intestine.