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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
These small nematodes are between 3-6mm in lenth. The eggs have thin shells, and are around 65μm in length.  The microfilaria are 50μm long and enclosed in a spherical, vitelline membrane.
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These small [[Nematodes|nematodes]] are between 3-6mm in lenth. The eggs have thin shells, and are around 65μm in length.  The microfilaria are 50μm long and enclosed in a spherical, vitelline membrane.
  
 
==Lifecycle==
 
==Lifecycle==

Revision as of 10:20, 30 July 2010



Stephanofilaira stilesi

Stephanofilaira stilesi
Class Nematoda
Super-family Filarioidea

Hosts

Intermediate hosts: The horn fly e.g Haematobia irritans

Definitive hosts: Cattle.

Identification

These small nematodes are between 3-6mm in lenth. 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.