Abstract
Cysticercus tenuicollis is larval form of Taenia hydatigena that lives in the small intestine of carnivores as dog, foxes, coyote, wolves and has a wide spread on the world. This form causes significant pathological disorder mainly during the migration in the liver (hepatitis cysticercosa) and lung (pneumonitis cysticercosa) especially in ruminants and many small mammals.
In this study, necropsy was made determining of the cause of death of a 18 months sheep and it was evaluated organs and pathological lesions in terms of parasitic aspect which brought to Afyon Kocatepe University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Department of Pathology. During necropsy, it was found large number of hemorrhages as shape of parallel or crossing each other on the liver surface and it was seen interference forms as shape of white rice which filled with gelatinous liquid. These changes were also seen on the cut surface of organ. The sections taken from internal organs were fixed in neutral buffered formalin for 48 hours. After the following of tissue, it was blocked in paraffin and the sections were obtained via tissue microtome with 5-6 micron. The sections were examined by light microscopy that applied hematoxylin-eosin (HE). It was found cystic forms of the parasite and it caused lesions in liver, lungs and mesenterial lymph nodes in the histopathological examination. In addition, it was noted, peritonitis is accompanied on these findings. As a result, cysticercosis case was diagnosed which caused Hepatitis cysticercosa, Pneumonitis cysticercosa and Lenfadenitis cysticercosa by 18 month sheep.