Mecistocirrus digitatus

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·   Blood sucking abomasal parasites
·   Host: Buffalo and cattle mainly
·   Distribution: Certain parts of Asia
·   Identification:
o In  naked eyes, it is indistinguishable from Haemonchous contortus
o  Microscopically, readily distinguishable from H. contortus by having long narrow spicule
·   PPP: 60 to 80 days

·   Pathogenesis: Similar to Ovine haemonchosis.

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