Table-3.

Frequency of filarial nematodes in different tissues at PM examination.

Filarial nematodes	Infection (%)
	Adult worms					Microfilariae
	Nuchal ligament (n=188)	S&F tendons (n=188)	P&P cavities (n=188)	Testes (n=150)	Eyes (n=376)	Skin (n=188)	Blood (n=188)
O. cervicalis	163 (86.70)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	155 (82.45)	0 (0)
O. reticulata	0 (0)	8 (4.26)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	8 (4.26)	0 (0)
S. equina	0 (0)	0 (0)	68 (36.17)	15 (10)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
P. multipapillosa adult	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	10 (5.32)	0 (0)

The testis of some donkeys could not be examined because of castration. S&F=Suspensory and flexor tendons of fore legs, P&P=Peritoneal and pleural cavities, O. cervicalis=Onchocerca cervicalis, S. equina=Setaria equina, O. reticulata=Onchocerca reticulata, P. multipapillosa=Parafilaria multipapillosa, PM=Post mortem