Treatment of habronemiasis using Aerva javanica Extract in donkeys

Habronemiasis is characterized by proliferative moist and granulomatous wounds mostly affecting medial canthus, shoulders, knees, fetlock, abdominal wall and prepuce of donkeys. It is caused by invasion of Habronema species larvae in moist skin tissues and wounds. Surgical removal of granulation tissue, topical or systemic use of corticosteroids and ivermectin are used to treat the clinical cases, however, satisfactory treatment of the cases of habronemiasis associated with proud flesh in donkeys is difficult. In present study, clinical cases of habronemiasis in donkeys were treated successfully using an extract prepared from the leaves of Aerva javanica.