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Table 1 Number of adult nematodes (males and females) and microfilariae collected at the necropsy from different anatomical regions

From: Redescription of Cercopithifilaria bainae Almeida & Vicente, 1984 (Spirurida, Onchocercidae) from a dog in Sardinia, Italy

 

Male

Female

Microfilariae

Head

1

1

25

Fore limbs

20

16

2

Hind limbs

-

3

13

Trunk

11

26

10

Peri-renal tissue

-

3

-

Total*

38

51

50

  1. *Total number of adults includes eight nematodes (six males and two females, found after soaking the skinned carcass).
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