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Genus of roundworms
Onchocerca is a genus of parasitic
roundworm. It contains one human parasite –
Onchocerca volvulus – which is responsible for the
neglected disease
Onchocerciasis, also known as "river blindness" because the infected humans tend to live near rivers where host black flies live. Over 40 million people are infected in
Africa,
Central America, and
South America.
[1] Other species affect cattle, horses, etc.
[2]
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[5]
List of species
References
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^ Bain, O.; Rehbinder, C. (1986).
"Nouvelle Onchocerque, Onchocerca alcis n. sp. parasite de l'élan, Alces alces, en Suède". Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée. 61 (4): 447–455.
doi:
10.1051/parasite/1986614447.
ISSN
0003-4150.
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b Nasher, A. K. (2016).
"Incidence and intensity of Onchocerca fasciata Railliet and Henry, 1910 in local camels in Saudi Arabia". Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée. 61 (1): 77–80.
doi:
10.1051/parasite/198661177.
ISSN
0003-4150.
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^ Uni, S.; Bain, O.; Agatsuma, T.; Harada, M.; Torii, H.; Fukuda, M.; Takaoka, H. (2007).
"Onchocerca eberhardi n. sp. (Nematoda: Filarioidea) from sika deer in Japan; relationships between species parasitic in cervids and bovids in the Holarctic region". Parasite. 14 (3): 199–211.
doi:
10.1051/parasite2007143199.
ISSN
1252-607X.
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^ Mirzaei, Mohammad; Ghahvei, Younes; Lefoulon, Emilie; Lia, Riccardo Paolo; Otranto, Domenico; Martin, Coralie; Sazmand, Alireza (2018).
"Morphological and molecular characterization of Onchocerca fasciata (Nematoda, Onchocercidae) from dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Iran". Parasite. 25: 50.
doi:
10.1051/parasite/2018045.
ISSN
1776-1042.
PMC
6146669.
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^ Bain, O.; Beveridge, I. (1979).
"Redescription d'Onchocerca gibsoni C. et J., 1910" (PDF). Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée. 54 (1): 69–80.
doi:
10.1051/parasite/1979541069.
ISSN
0003-4150.
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^ Bain, O.; Wahl, G.; Renz, A. (1993).
"Onchocerca ramachandrini n. sp. from the warthog in Cameroon". Annales de Parasitologie Humaine et Comparée. 68 (3): 139–143.
doi:
10.1051/parasite/1993683139.
ISSN
0003-4150.