Onchocerca cervicalis Flashcards

1
Q

hosts

A

all equine species

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2
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identification

A

slender

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3
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life cycle

A
Mff in tissue of skin
Mff to L3 in Culicoides
L3 infective 
L3 migrates 
2 molts to adult
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4
Q

intermediate host

A

Culicoides

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5
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site of infection

A

ligamentum nuchae around withers, skin in umbilicus area

adults in tissue nodules

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6
Q

clinical signs

A

pruritic dermatitis

lesions

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7
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diagnosis

A

skin biopsy

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