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Studies on Onchocerca gutturosa (Neumann, 1910) and its Development in Simulium ornatum (Meigen, 1818). I. Observations on O.gutturosa in cattle in South-East England†

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

D. A. Eichler  and
G. S. Nelson
D. A. Eichler
Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, England
G. S. Nelson
Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, England
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1. O. gutturosa infections are of widespread occurrence in South-East England. 58% of 1583 cervical ligaments from milk cattle slaughtered in an abattoir at Reading, Berkshire, showed the presence of adult worms. A more detailed study of 50 cattle from a small abattoir near St. Albans in Hertfordshire showed 42 (84%) infected.

2. The adult worms were found either in the connective tissue adjoining the nuchal ligament or between the spleen and rumen. There was no evidence of an increase in the parasite density with age of the cattle suggesting a strong immunity to superinfection.

3. Irrespective of the situation of the adult worms the microfilariae of O. gutturosa appear to have a directional mechanism and were always concentrated in the skin around the umbilicus. This is an adaptation to transmission by Simulium ornatum which bites preferentially in the umbilical region.

4. There were no marked pathological changes associated with the parasites and no evidence of clinical disease attributable to infection with O. gutturosa.

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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 45 , Issue 2-3 , June 1971 , pp. 245 - 258
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1971

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