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  • Prevalence of Onchocerca ce...
    Klei, T R; Torbert, B; Chapman, M R; Foil, L

    American journal of veterinary research, 08/1984, Volume: 45, Issue: 8
    Journal Article

    Microfilariae of Onchocerca cervicalis were detected in midventral skin biopsy samples in 64 of 84 (76%) mixed-breed ponies greater than 2 years old from the Gulf Coast area and in 42 of 51 (82.4%) horses from Louisiana breeding herds. The number of microfilariae per 8 mm of biopsied skin (ponies) ranged from 1 to 21,570. The number of microfilariae per 6 mm of biopsied skin (horses) ranged from 8 to 55,600.