Zoonotic onchocerciasis
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Zoonotic onchocerciasis.
To the Editor: Major human onchocerciasis reported in Africa and Central/ South America is caused by Onchocerca volvulus. This blackfly-mediated parasitosis is also called ‘river blindness’, often resulting in visual disturbance in the endemic area. Ocular involvement by O. lupi, a canine parasite, has recently been the subject of focus. In Japan, infestation of O. volvulus or O. lupi is not se...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Pathology International
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1320-5463,1440-1827
DOI: 10.1111/pin.12256