Onchocerca armillata Railliet and Henry, 1909 and Onchocerca gutturosa (Neumann, 1910) in camels (Camelus dromedarius L.) in the Sudan.
A study undertaken to determine the Onchocerca species infecting camels that live in the same localities as cattle in the Dinder Region, Blue Nile Province, Sudan revealed concurrent infections with the bovine parasites Onchocerca armillata in the thoracic aorta, brachiocephalic trunks and brachial arteries and Onchocerca gutturosa in the ventral side of the lamellar parts of the ligamentum nuchae. The microfilariae of both species had the same predilection sites in the skin of the ears, head and neck regions. Those of O. gutturosa outnumber those of O. armillata but both are smaller than the respective uterine microfilariae. Males and microfilariae of both species are smaller than those of cattle origin.
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Zoology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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D000818:Animals; D002162:Camelus / Q000469:parasitology*; D002417:Cattle; D005260:Female; D007814:Larva / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008297:Male; D009854:Onchocerca / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009855:Onchocerciasis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012867:Skin / Q000469:parasitology; D013397:Sudan