Infective larvae of Cercopithifilaria spp. (Nematoda: Onchocercidae) from hard ticks (Ixodidae) recovered from the Japanese serow (Bovidae)

Infective larvae of Cercopithifilaria spp. (Nematoda: Onchocercidae) from hard ticks (Ixodidae) recovered from the Japanese serow (Bovidae)

Hard ticks taken from the Japanese serow, Capricornis crispus, in Yamagata Prefecture, Honshu, harboured infective larvae of onchocercid filariae after incubation from the 22nd to the 158th day. Haemaphysalis flava and H. japonica contained one to eight filarial larvae; females, males and a nymph of...

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Main Authors: Uni Shigehiko, Bain Odile, Fujita Hiromi, Matsubayashi Makoto, Fukuda Masako, Takaoka Hiroyuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2013-01-01
Series:Parasite
Subjects:
Nematoda
Onchocercidae
Cercopithifilaria
Ixodidae
Infective larvae
Japanese serow
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2012001

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2012001

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