Natural infections with larvae of Onchocerca species type I in the human-biting black fly, Simulium nigrogilvum (Diptera: Simuliidae), in western Thailand

• Main Authors: Saeung, Atiporn, Srisuka, Wichai, Aupalee, Kittipat, Fukuda, Masako, Otsuka, Yasushi, Taai, Kritsana, Maleewong, Wanchai, Takaoka, Hiroyuki
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2020
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/25201/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105344

Zoonotic onchocerciasis is a human infection caused by Onchocerca species of animal origins and transmitted by black fly vectors. The reported incidence of this disease has increased throughout the world. This study aims to clarify the vectorial roles of black fly species in zoonotic filarial transm...