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- Oxyspiruriasis, caused by the bird eyeworm Oxyspirura mansoni, was reported in three species of pheasants at Zoo Negara Malaysia.
- Treatment included a 0.5% iodine or lysol solution, antistress powder, and non-strep vitamin powder in water.
- Control measures involved eliminating the Surinam cockroach, the worm's intermediate host, making the golden pheasant a new host for this species in peninsular Malaysia.
Article Abstract
Oxyspiruriasis caused by the bird eyeworm, Oxyspirura mansoni, a thelaziid nematode, in three species of pheasants, 3 Chrysolophus pictus (golden pheasant), 7 Lophura nycthemera (silver pheasant) and 9 Phasianus colchicus (common pheasant) in Zoo Negara Malaysia are reported. Birds with the disease were treated with a solution of 0.5% iodine or 0.5% lysol. Antistress powder for 4 days in water and non-strep vitamin powder in water was also provided. Control measures included removal of the cockroach intermediate host, Pycnoscelus surinamensis (Surinam cockroach) from the vicinity of the birds. The golden pheasant is a new host for O. mansoni in peninsular Malaysia.
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