Onchocera cervicalis Flashcards
1
Q
What is the order of this species?
A
Spirurida
2
Q
Who are the final hosts?
A
All equid species
3
Q
Who are the intermediate hosts?
A
Cullicoides spp.
4
Q
Where is the site of infection for adults? Larvae?
A
Adults: ligamentum nuchae Larvae: tissue spaces in skin
5
Q
What are the characteristics of adults?
A
Slender, 2-6 cm long, tightly coiled
6
Q
What is the life cycle?
A
Same as D. immits
7
Q
What are clinical signs?
A
mff: pruritic dermatitis
8
Q
What is the diagnosis?
A
mff can be recovered in a saline incubation of skin biopsies.
