A case of canine filariasis due to Dipetalonema reconditum (Grassi 1889) in Nigeria |
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| Authors: | P A BOBADE P B OJEBUOBOH O AKINBOADE |
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| Institution: | Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria;Department of Vet. Parasitology and Microbiology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria |
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| Abstract: | The clinical findings and the result of periodicity studies in a 41/2- year-old dog with high microfilaraemia due to the microfilariae of Dipetalonema reconditum are presented. The main clinical findings were a dermatosis and emaciation. The microfilaraemia tended to exhibit a nocturnal cyclic variation with the peak occurring between 04.00 hours (4.00 a.m.) and 05.00 hours (5.00 a.m.) and the lowest level between 12.00 hours (12.00 noon) and 14.00 hours (2.00 p.m.). |
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