hosts
all equine species
identification
slender
life cycle
Mff in tissue of skin Mff to L3 in Culicoides L3 infective L3 migrates 2 molts to adult
intermediate host
Culicoides
site of infection
ligamentum nuchae around withers, skin in umbilicus area
adults in tissue nodules
clinical signs
pruritic dermatitis
lesions
diagnosis
skin biopsy