Organisms

Onchocerca

A genus of parasitic nematodes whose organisms live and breed in skin and subcutaneous tissues. Onchocercal microfilariae may also be found in the urine, blood, or sputum.

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Abstract

A genus of parasitic nematodes whose organisms live and breed in skin and subcutaneous tissues. Onchocercal microfilariae may also be found in the urine, blood, or sputum.

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  • Onchocercas

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Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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infection = ONCHOCERCIASIS; coord with specific helminth term (ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, etc) if pertinent; /drug eff: consider FILARICIDES

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QX 301

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Onchocerca. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009854. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009854
  2. Onchocerca. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onchocerca
  3. Onchocerca. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2679195