Strongyloides papillosus is a common intestinal nematode in ruminants and
causes a number of fatal cases of strongyloidosis. The third-stage larvae (L3) of S. papillosus
represent the infective stage which is able to infect hosts via different infection routes of
which the percutaneous infection seems to be the most importance. The infective larvae of
S. papillosus infect ruminants lactogenically or percutaneously. Strongyloidosis is distributed
worldwide but it rarely causes illness in ruminants even though the new-born ruminants
acquire infective larvae at the early age from transmammary route. The skin penetration by
infective larvae may cause an erythematous reaction which in ruminants can allow the entry
of the bacteria, the causative organism of foot-rot. The surveillance and monitoring in
ruminants for S. papillosus infection should be concerned that effected economic loss of
farm animal products