| elaeophoriasis |
infection of the arteries and facial and ocular capillaries of deer or sheep by microfilariae of Elaeophora schneideri; larvae are spread from animal to animal by the bites of Tabanus and Hybomitra horseflies. If the parasites spread to the leptomeningeal arteries they may cause necrosis of brain tissue, blindness, and death. Called also elaeophorosis, filarial dermatitis, and sorehead.
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