Onchocerca volvulus [Onchocerca volvulus]
topical
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Persistent link
https://www.medvik.cz/link/D017181
Definition
A species of parasitic nematodes widely distributed throughout central Africa and also found in northern South America, southern Mexico, and Guatemala. Its intermediate host and vector is the blackfly or buffalo gnat.
- Annotation
- infection: coord IM with ONCHOCERCIASIS (IM); coord with specific helminth term (ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, etc) if pertinent; /drug eff: consider FILARICIDES
- DUI
- D017181 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0026084
- Previous indexing
- Onchocerca (1966-1992)
- History note
- 93
- Public note
- 93
Allowable subheadings
- AH
- anatomy & histology
- CH
- chemistry
- CL
- classification
- CY
- cytology
- DE
- drug effects
- EM
- embryology
- EN
- enzymology
- GE
- genetics
- GD
- growth & development 2
- IM
- immunology
- IP
- isolation & purification
- ME
- metabolism
- MI
- microbiology
- PS
- parasitology
- PY
- pathogenicity 1
- PH
- physiology
- RE
- radiation effects
- UL
- ultrastructure
- VI
- virology
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Occurrences in Medvik records