From:
"janarickel@earthlink.net"
Date: 2007-02-20 04:18:58 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Re: Superworms
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
On Feb 19, 2007, at 11:52 PM, Sukie Crandall wrote:
> Okay, I have found that mealworms are among the
> insects which can have and spread Hymenolepis diminuta,
> a type of tapeworm
Georgi's Parasitology for Veterinarians says that H. diminuta is
primarily a rodent parasite, but occasionally affects humans and
dogs. That implies that it is opportunistic (think about who usually
eats grain/meal) so would probably be happy to grow in a ferret given
the chance.
> It does not say the species of tapeworm but here is a past
> post from Dr. Bruce Williams who says that fleas can give
> an unnamed species of tapeworm to ferrets ...
The tapeworm most commonly transmitted by fleas is the dog tapeworm
Dipylidium caninum which has been reported in ferrets according to
Clinical Laboratory Animal Medicine by Hrapkiewicz, et al.
Jana
not a vet yet
but I will be in 2009!
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