Onchocerca cervicalis Flashcards
1
Q
hosts
A
all equine species
2
Q
identification
A
slender
3
Q
life cycle
A
Mff in tissue of skin Mff to L3 in Culicoides L3 infective L3 migrates 2 molts to adult
4
Q
intermediate host
A
Culicoides
5
Q
site of infection
A
ligamentum nuchae around withers, skin in umbilicus area
adults in tissue nodules
6
Q
clinical signs
A
pruritic dermatitis
lesions
7
Q
diagnosis
A
skin biopsy