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=== ''SETARIA'' SPECIES ===
=Setaria labiato-papillosa=
==== Life-Cycle ====
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| Also known as:
| '''Bovine abdominal filariosis
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==Hosts==
'''Intermediate hosts''': Mosquitoes.
'''Definitive hosts''': Cattle, buffalo and deer.
==Identification==
Long, thin, white worms, generally less than 12cm in length.
==Life Cycle==
''S. labiato-papillosa'' is an indirect life cycle. Larvae are produced by adult worms, and are present in the hosts blood. The mosquitoes become infected whilst feeding. The larvae develop in mosquitos and infect a new definitive host.
The prepatent period is 8-10 months.
=Setaria digitatus=
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| Also known as:
| '''Kumri
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==Hosts==
'''Intermediate hosts''': Mosquitos.
'''Definitive hosts''': Cattle and buffalos.
==Identification==
''S. digitatus'' is similar in appearance to ''S. labito-papillosa'', except slightly smaller at around 5cm.
[[Category:Filarioidea]]
[[Category:Filarioidea]]
[[Category:Horse_Nematodes]]
[[Category:Horse_Nematodes]]
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