Who are the final hosts?
All equid species
Who are the intermediate hosts?
Mosquitoes
Where is the site of infection for adults? Larvae?
Adults: peritoneal cavity Larvae: blood
What are the characteristics of the adults?
Slender, 12 cm long
What is the life cycle?
Same as D. immitis
What are clinical signs?
Non-pathogenic
What is the diagnosis?
mff in blood smears, adults in peritoneal cavity.
What is the superfamily that this species comes from?
Filarioidea
Which order does it come from?
Spirurida
What parasite group does it come from?
Nematodes