Lauren Hoffman, [21 Oct 2023 at 10:43:27]: Hi everyone, Can anyone give an ID or even classification for this helminth cyst found in the cardiac muscle of a kudu? I suspect an incidental finding in a very debilitated individual? Roy Bengis, [21 Oct 2023 at 10:45:20]: Lauren, it is probably Cordophilus saggitus. Roy Bengis, [21 Oct 2023 at 10:48:23]: Yup that's it, they live in a dilated cyst in the coronary vessels. Lauren Hoffman, [21 Oct 2023 at 10:51:03]: Thanks very much Roy. Do they cause pathology or not? What are the consequences of infection? Roy Bengis, [21 Oct 2023 at 10:53:12]: Lauren, they are a common PM incidental finding. They do not appear pathogenic. Lauren Hoffman, [21 Oct 2023 at 10:56:54]: 👍thanks Roy Bengis, [21 Oct 2023 at 10:57:48]: Pleasure, I have also seen them in bushbuck. Henry Labuschagne, [21 Oct 2023 at 11:04:45]: In 1976 Cordophilus became Elaephora. I have seen them in buffalo
