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===Scientific Classification===
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==Hosts==
 
==Hosts==

Revision as of 13:00, 28 July 2010



Also known as: Filarial dermatosis
Elaeophora scheideri
Class Insecta
Order Phthiraptera
Family Onchocercidae
Genus Elaeophora
Species Elaeophora scheideri

Hosts

Intermediate hosts: Tabanid flies.

Definitive hosts: Sheep, goats and deer.

Identification

The adults are long, slender worms. The females are larger than the males, measuring around 12cm in length.

Life Cycle

Microfilariae are found on the surface of the definitive host. When the horse-fly feeds, it is infected with the larvae. The larvae then develop into L3 within the fly.

The fly moves onto another host, and feeds. The larvae then enter the hosts blood stream, and are circulated throughout the body. The adults can live within the host for up to 4 years.

The prepatent period of E. scheideri is 4-5 months.