Rolf K. Schuster, Gudrun Wibbelt1, Elisa Maio, Ulrich Wernery and Saritha Sivakumar
Central Veterinary Research Laboratory, Dubai, U.A.E.
1Leibnitz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany
ABSTRACT
This case report describes the first finding of the filarial worm Dipetalonema evansi in the United Arab Emirates. This case is also the first description of a diaplacental infection with D. evansi. Three adult nematodes were found at necropsy in the cranial mesentery artery of a newborn Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus). Scanning electron microscopy images were used to describe morphological details of this parasite. The pregnant mother was imported 4 months earlier from a farm in South Western Kazakhstan. Considering the climatic conditions in Kazakhstan, it is believed that the infection happened before October 2018.
Key words: Camelus bactrianus, diaplacental infection, Dipetalonema evansi, microfilariadescribed
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