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Infection with nematodes of the genus ONCHOCERCA. Characteristics include the presence of firm subcutaneous nodules filled with adult worms, PRURITUS, and ocular lesions.
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- Onchocerciases
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Onchocerciasis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009855. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009855
- Onchocerciasis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onchocerciasis
- Onchocerciasis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1137321