Setaria Equina Flashcards
1
Q
Who are the final hosts?
A
All equid species
2
Q
Who are the intermediate hosts?
A
Mosquitoes
3
Q
Where is the site of infection for adults? Larvae?
A
Adults: peritoneal cavity Larvae: blood
4
Q
What are the characteristics of the adults?
A
Slender, 12 cm long
5
Q
What is the life cycle?
A
Same as D. immitis
6
Q
What are clinical signs?
A
Non-pathogenic
7
Q
What is the diagnosis?
A
mff in blood smears, adults in peritoneal cavity.
8
Q
What is the superfamily that this species comes from?
A
Filarioidea
9
Q
Which order does it come from?
A
Spirurida
10
Q
What parasite group does it come from?
A
Nematodes
