Molecular identification of infective larvae of three species of Onchocerca found in wild-caught females of Simulium bidentatum in Japan
Wild female black flies attracted to a man or an idling automobile were collected at Oita, Japan where five cases of zoonotic onchocerciasis had occurred. Among the five Simulium species captured, 2% of Simulium bidentatum, the predominant species, were infected with filarial larvae. There were at l...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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EDP Sciences
2010-03-01
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| Series: | Parasite |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2010171039 |