Onchocerca cervicalis

Question 1

In what two ways is Onchocerca cervicalis classified?

Answer 1

-Integumentary Nematode
-Equine filarial worm

Question 2

Who is the host of Onchocerca cervicalis

Answer 2

Equine

Question 3

Where will you find adult Onchocerca cervicalis inside of it’s host?

Answer 3

Adults in Nuchal ligament

Question 4

Where will you find Onchocerca cervicalis microfilaria inside of it’s host?

Answer 4

Dermis

Question 5

Culicoides sp. is the intermediate host of Onchocerca cervicalis and is also known as the…

Answer 5

Midge fly

Question 6

Problems/ clinical signs of Onchocerca cervicalis

Answer 6

-alopecia
-scales
-moon blindness
-prurtis

Question 7

Diagnosis of Onchocerca cervicalis

Answer 7

skin biopsy w saline prep