Johnson S J, Arthur R J, Shepherd R K
Aust Vet J. 1986 Apr;63(4):121-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1986.tb07679.x.
A total of 10,543 cattle from 1,386 farms throughout Queensland was examined at abattoirs and the presence of stephanofilarial lesions was related to property of origin, sex, breed, and age of the slaughtered cattle and season of slaughter. The mean prevalence was 38% and within the infected area this varied from less than 5% in south east Queensland to 95% on Cape York Peninsula. The prevalence of lesions was higher in bulls than in steers [corrected] and was least in cows [corrected]. Bos indicus animals had a lower prevalence than B. taurus. Prevalence increased with age. The distribution of the disease closely matched that of the buffalo fly, Haematobia irritans exigua.
对昆士兰州1386个农场的10543头牛在屠宰场进行了检查，并将丝状虫病病变的存在与屠宰牛的产地、性别、品种、年龄以及屠宰季节相关联。平均患病率为38%，在感染区域内，这一比例从昆士兰州东南部的不到5%到约克角半岛的95%不等。公牛的病变患病率高于阉牛，母牛的患病率最低。印度瘤牛的患病率低于普通牛。患病率随年龄增长而增加。该病的分布与水牛蝇（嗜人血蝇）的分布密切匹配。
