Difference between revisions of "Stephanofilaria stilesi"

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Stephanofilaira stilesi
Class	Nematoda
Super-family	Filarioidea

Hosts

Intermediate hosts: The horn fly, Haematobia irritans

Definitive hosts: Cattle

Identification

These small nematodes are between 3-6mm in length. The eggs have thin shells, and are around 65μm in length. The microfilaria are 50μm long and enclosed in a spherical, vitelline membrane.

Lifecycle

Horn flies feed on lesions found on the host skin, and ingest microfilariae, as they feed on cutaneous lesions. They later develop into L3 in around 18-21 days. The definitive host is infected when the fly leaves the L3 on the host.

Causes Stephanofilariasis.

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-==Stephanofilaira stilesi==
+==Hosts==
-*[[Parasitic skin infections - Pathology#Stephanofilariasis|Dermall lesions]] of cattle in USA
-===Lifecycle===
+'''Intermediate hosts''':  The horn fly, ''[[Haematobia irritans]]''
-*The infective larvae develop in the horn fly - Haematobia irritans
-**Flies ingest microfilaria as they feed on cutaneous lesions.
-**Microfilaria develop into L3 larvae in the hornfly over 18-21 days.
-**Infective L3 larva are deposited into the skin when the fly bites again, where they grow into adult worms.
+'''Definitive hosts''':  Cattle
-===Gross pathology===
+==Identification==
-*Lesions begin as small circular patches on the ventral midline with serous exudate.
+These small [[Nematodes|nematodes]] are between 3-6mm in length. The eggs have thin shells, and are around 65μm in length. The microfilaria are 50μm long and enclosed in a spherical, vitelline membrane.
-*These enlarge and coalesce producing lesions 25cm or more in diameter.
-*Hemorrhage develops along the periphery while the older, central areas develop scabs or dry crusts.
-*Healing lesions are alopecic, lichenified plaques.
-*Lesions may also occur on the flank, udder, teats, face and neck.
+==Lifecycle==
+Horn flies feed on lesions found on the host skin, and ingest microfilariae, as they feed on cutaneous lesions. They later develop into L3 in around 18-21 days.  The definitive host is infected when the fly leaves the L3 on the host.
+Causes [[Stephanofilariasis]].
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-===Histopathology===
-*Adult parasites occur within cystic diverticula of hair follicles or free within the adjacent dermis.
-**Parasites may have lateral cords and lateral cuticular projections.
-**The thick intestine is distinctive.
-**Microfilariae within uteri is the key feature.
-***Microfilariae also occur free within the dermis, in dermal lymphatics, or in the surface exudate.
-*There is little dermal reaction to adults in cystic hair follicles, but their presence within the dermis elicits eosinophilic and mononuclear inflammation.
-===Differential diagnosis===
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-# Pelodera strongyloides:
-#*Rhabditid parasite, adults 1-1.5mm long, found in follicles
-#*uteri contain eggs, not microfilaria.
-# Dermatophytosis (Trichophyton verrucosum is most common)
-# Mange (Chorioptes bovis)
-# Fly bite dermatitis
-# Contact dermatitis
-# Zn-responsive dermatitis
-# Other subcutaneous filarid parasites:
-#*Parafilaria bovicola (adult worms 30-70mm long, found coiled in nodules in subcutaneous and intramuscular connective tissues; not seen in US)
-#*Onchocerca gutterosa (adult worms 60mm long, found in nuchal ligament and subcutaneous connective tissues).
-==Stephanofilaria assamensis==
+[[Category:Filarioidea]]
-*'Humpsore'
-*''Bos indicus'' in India
-*