Diversity of nematodes infecting the human-biting black fly species, Simulium nigrogilvum (Diptera: Simuliidae) in central Thailand

• Main Authors: Huang, Fan, Srisuka, Wichai, Aupalee, Kittipat, Streit, Adrian, Fukuda, Masako, Pitasawat, Benjawan, Junkum, Anuluck, Saingamsook, Jassada, Somboon, Pradya, Takaoka, Hiroyuki, Saeung, Atiporn
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2021
• Subjects: Q Science (General); Diseases, treatment, etc
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/34430/

Black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) are known as vectors of disease agents in humans and livestock, with some species being vectors of Onchocerca volvulus, the filarial nematode that is the causative agent of human onchocerciasis. Nematode infections in adult female black flies have been reported from...