<i>Dipetalonema evansi</i> (Lewis, 1882) and its microfilaria from <i>Camelus dromedarius</i>

Abstract

The two filarial Nematodes known to parasitize dromedaries in Egypt are Dipetalonema evansi and Onchocerca fasciata , of which the first is the more common. Representatives of these genera also infect man and other animals and are known to be very common in endemic areas. Doubt has always arisen in the researches of those few who worked on this subject, as to the connexion of the adult Dipetalonema evansi with the microfilariae found in the blood of Camelus dromedarius and C. bactrianus .