page_title: Anoplocephala perfoliata
section_title: Diagnosis
hierarchical_section_title: Anoplocephala perfoliata / Diagnosis
caption_attribution_description: English: Prepatent period of invasion (horse number 13). Lance-shaped-like strobila of immature Anoplocephala perfoliata
context_page_description: Anoplocephala perfoliata is the most common intestinal tapeworm of horses, and an agent responsible for some cases of equine colic.
context_section_description: A fecal float can diagnose the presence of an infection however they may not always be present in a sample, especially if the host has a light infection. Proglottids are released on an irregular basis as well therefore multiple tests may need to be in order to confirm an infection of Anoplocephala perfoliata.
  Immunodiagnostic methods can be used, however they do not reliably distinguish between the two species of genus Anoplocephala which infect horses.
caption: Infection due to Anoplocephala perfoliata
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