Filarial infection of Equidae in the Tehran area of Iran.
Microfilariae of three genera, namely Elaeophora böhmi, Onchocerca cervicalis and Parafilaria multipapillosa were recovered from blood samples of equidae in Tehran, Iran. These microfilarial infections in equidae are reported for the first time from Iran.
D000818:Animals; D005368:Filariasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D006736:Horses; D007492:Iran; D009855:Onchocerciasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D010527:Perissodactyla