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Leech recovered from nasal septum of a Sheep

By Anjum Andrabi · Originally published August 25, 2008

A historical entry from the OASIS animal picture blog. Original observations and discussion are preserved; this entry has not received a new veterinary review. Some photographs show clinical procedures.

Leech enter the nasal cavity while the animal is grazing and may cause purulent rhinitis, nasal bleeding and development of nodules

sheep nasal septum leech

sheep nasal septum leech

Image: Dr Shabir Ahmad Mir

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