Mansonellosis is a filarial disease caused by three species of filarial (nematode) parasites
(Mansonella perstans, Mansonella streptocerca, and Mansonella ozzardi) that use humans …

The genus Onchocerca includes several species associated with ungulates as hosts,
although some have been identified in canids, felids, and humans. Onchocerca species …

We present filaria-nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR), which is based on amplification
of first internal transcribed spacer rDNA to distinguish three parasitic filarial species …

Dirofilaria repens and recently Dirofilaria immitis are known to be endemic in Hungary.
Since there is no related research on Dirofilaria carrier mosquito species from Hungary, we …

Zoonotic disease risk is greatly influenced by cultural practices and belief systems. Yet, few
studies have investigated how different ways of knowing are commensurate with one …

Onchocerciasis in savanna zones is generally more severe than in the forest and
pathologies also differ geographically, differences often ascribed to the existence of two or …

Background Knowledge of the potential vector role of Culicidae mosquitoes in Germany is
very scanty, and until recently it was generally assumed that they are not involved in the …

Onchocercosis is a newly recognized disease in dogs that has been reported with higher
frequency in Europe and in the United States. We report a case of a 3‐year‐old male …

Abstract Background Zoonotic infections with Onchocerca species are uncommon, and to
date only 25 clinical cases have been reported worldwide. In Japan, five previous zoonotic …

Abstract Background The genus Onchocerca Diesing, 1841 includes species of medical
importance, such as O. volvulus (Leuckart, 1893), which causes river blindness in the …