Scanning electron microscopy of Onchocerca fasciata (Filarioidea: Onchocercidae) adults, microfilariae and eggs with notes on histopathological findings in camels

Scanning electron microscopy of Onchocerca fasciata (Filarioidea: Onchocercidae) adults, microfilariae and eggs with notes on histopathological findings in camels

Abstract Background Onchocerca fasciata is a prevalent filarial species in camelids of Asia and Africa forming nodules in the skin of dromedary and Bactrian camels. In spite of recent advances in the biology and epidemiology of this nematode species, a relatively scant number of studies have focusse...

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Main Authors: Younes Ghahvei, Mohammad Mirzaei, Shadi Hashemnia, Mehdi Golchin, Reza Kheirandish, Shigehiko Uni, Jairo Alfonso Mendoza-Roldan, Domenico Otranto, Alireza Sazmand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Onchocerca fasciata
Camelus dromedarius
Camelus bactrianus
Vector-borne disease
Scanning electron microscopy
Histopathology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-020-04123-0

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