Molecular identification of infective larvae of three species of onchocerca found in wild-caught females of slmullum bidentatum in Japan

Parasite

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-45

  Fukuda, M ^a,b   Otsuka, Y ^b   Uni, S ^c   Bain, O ^d   Takaoka, H ^b  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Infective larvae; Molecular identification; Onchocerca; Simulium; Vector; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

JAPONICA; ONCHOCERCA; SIMULIIDAE; SIMULIUM BIDENTATUM; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 77949281850     PISSN: 1252607X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2010171039     Document Type: Article

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