Diaplacental infection of a bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus) with the filarial worm Dipetalonema evansi: A case report

This case report describes the first finding of the filarial worm Dipetalonema evansi in the United Arab Emirates. This case is also the first description of a diaplacental infection with D. evansi. Three adult nematodes were found at necropsy in the cranial mesentery artery of a newborn Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus). Scanning electron microscopy images were used to describe morphological details of this parasite. The pregnant mother was imported 4 months earlier from a farm in South Western Kazakhstan. Considering the climatic conditions in Kazakhstan, it is believed that the infection happened before October 2018.