| three cases of parafilaria bovicola infection in belgium, and a few recent epidemiological observations on this emergent disease. | parafilariosis is a vectorborne parasitic disease caused by the development of the nematode parafilaria bovicola in the subcutaneous and intermuscular connective tissues of cattle. on february 28, 2012, the so-called bleeding spots were observed in two heifers and one bull in a cattle herd close to namur (belgium). the animals had been treated in december with an injectable ivermectin/closantel solution (closamectin pour-on, norbrook lab) at the recommended dosage. samples of serohaemorrhagic ex ... | 2013 | 23264113 |