11/09/2024
Did you know that Spirocerca lupi is a type of roundworm that’s red in colour and 40–70 mm long?
Dogs become infected when the worms lay their eggs through the oesophageal nodule which are swallowed and passed out in faeces. The eggs contain the larvae and have the shape of a paperclip. Dung beetles ingest Spirocerca eggs present in the faeces and dogs are infected when they eat the infected dung beetles or other hosts animals, like birds or lizards, which ingested an infected dung beetle.