Zoonotic onchocerciasis in Hiroshima, Japan, and molecular analysis of a paraffin section of the agent for a reliable identification
Japan is a country of high specific diversity of Onchocerca with eight species, the adults of two not yet known. Onchocerca dewittei japonica, a common filarial parasite of wild boar, had been proved to be the agent of five zoonotic onchocerciasis in Kyushu island with morphological and molecular st...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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EDP Sciences
2011-05-01
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| Series: | Parasite |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2011182185 |