Description, molecular characteristics and Wolbachia endosymbionts of Onchocerca borneensis Uni, Mat Udin & Takaoka n. sp. (Nematoda: Filarioidea) from the Bornean bearded pig Sus barbatus Müller (Cetartiodactyla: Suidae) of Sarawak, Malaysia
Abstract Background The genus Onchocerca Diesing, 1841 includes species of medical importance, such as O. volvulus (Leuckart, 1893), which causes river blindness in the tropics. Recently, zoonotic onchocercosis has been reported in humans worldwide. In Japan, O. dewittei japonica Uni, Bain & Tak...
Main Authors: | Shigehiko Uni, Ahmad Syihan Mat Udin, Takeshi Agatsuma, Kerstin Junker, Weerachai Saijuntha, Naruemon Bunchom, Masako Fukuda, Coralie Martin, Emilie Lefoulon, Amandine Labat, Faisal Ali Anwarali Khan, Van Lun Low, Phaik Leng Cheah, Yvonne Ai-Lian Lim, Rosli Ramli, Daicus Martin Belabut, Nur Afiqah Zainuri, Makoto Matsubayashi, Hasmahzaiti Omar, Subha Bhassu, Shoji Uga, Rosli Hashim, Hiroyuki Takaoka, Mohd Sofian Azirun |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-02-01
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Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-3907-8 |
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