Infective larvae of five Onchocerca species from experimentally infected Simulium species in an area of zoonotic onchocerciasis in Japan

Microfilariae of five Onchocerca species, O. dewittei japonica (the causative agent of zoonotic onchocerciasis in Oita, Kyushu, Japan) from wild boar (Sus scrofa), O. skrjabini and O. eberhardi from sika deer (Cervus nippon), O. lienalis from cattle, and an as yet unnamed Onchocerca sp. from wild bo...

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Main Authors: Fukuda M., Takaoka H., Uni S., Bain O.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2008-06-01
Series:Parasite
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2008152111