Onchocerca takaokai n. sp. (Nematoda: Filarioidea) in Japanese wild boars ( Sus scrofa leucomystax ): Description and molecular identification of intradermal females

• Main Authors: Uni, S., Fukuda, M., Agatsuma, T., Bain, O., Otsuka, Y., Nakatani, J., Matsubayashi, M., Harada, M., Omar, H., Ramli, Rosli, Hashim, Rosli, Sofian-Azirun, Mohd, Takaoka, Hiroyuki
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2015
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QH Natural history
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/19513/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2015.07.001

Human zoonotic onchocercosis is caused by Onchocerca dewittei japonica, parasitic in wild boars (Sus scrofa leucomystax) in Japan. Previously, microfilariae longer than those of Onchocerca dewittei japonica were observed in skin snips from wild boars during the study of O. dewittei japonica. Moreove...