title: Prevalence of microfilariae in cattle at slaughter in Zaria, Nigeria.
abstract: Skin snips and blood taken from 372 randomly selected slaughtered cattle in Zaria, Nigeria were examined for microfilariae. A total of 293 (78.8%) skin snips and 218 (58.6%) blood samples were positive for microfilariae. Two types of microfilariae, identified as Onchocerca armillata, with a percentage prevalence of 64%, and O. gutturosa with a prevalence of 40% were isolated from the skin. The blood microfilariae were identified as those of Setaria labiatopapillosa.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Parasitology and Entomology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
authors.forename: V C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Ogbogu
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bablis
authors.forename: O J
authors.initials: OJ
authors.lastname: Ajanusi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005368:Filariasis / Q000662:veterinary*; D005370:Filarioidea / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008297:Male; D008842:Microfilariae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D009854:Onchocerca / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009855:Onchocerciasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D015995:Prevalence; D012719:Setariasis / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012867:Skin / Q000469:parasitology