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Reproductive biology of Onchocerca ochengi, a nodule forming filarial nematode in zebu cattle.
Veterinary parasitology - 15 Sept 2014
Hildebrandt Julia C, Eisenbarth Albert, Renz Alfons, Streit Adrian
Abstract excerpt
Onchocerca ochengi is a nodule-forming filarial nematode parasite of cattle in tropical Africa and closely related to the human pathogen Onchocerca volvulus. The adult worms reside in intradermal nodules. While females are sedentary, males may move between nodules. The first stage larvae (microfilariae) disperse in the skin of the host waiting to be taken up by the intermediate host. The density of microfilariae...
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