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A note on the occurrence of an immature parafilariid worm in the anterior chamber of eye of a buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

P. P. S. Chauhan ,
G. S. Arora  and
S. S. Ahluwalia
S. S. Ahluwalia
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, U.P. College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Mathura, U.P., India
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Abstract

An immature parafilarial worm recovered from the anterior chamber of the eye of a buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) is described. On the basis of characteristic cuticular ornamentation at the anterior extremity, an undivided short oesophagus and unequal spicules, the specimen has been identified tentatively as a male juvenile of Parafilaria bovicola. This is the first record for P. bovicola as an accidental infection of the eye of a buffalo.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 48 , Issue 4 , December 1974 , pp. 289 - 291
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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