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Fuglsang H et al. (1976) Tropenmed Parasitol "Seasonal variation in the concentration of Onchocerca volvulus microfilariae in the skin?"

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    PMID:
    982552
    Status:
    Publication type:
    Journal_article
    WormBase ID:
    WBPaper00055741

    Fuglsang H, Anderson J, de C Marshall TF, Ayonge S, & Fisiy C (1976). Seasonal variation in the concentration of Onchocerca volvulus microfilariae in the skin?. Tropenmed Parasitol, 27, 365-9.

    Repeated multiple skin snips in 18 persons with onchocerciasis from the Sudan-savanna of West Africa suggested the possibility of a seasonal variation in microfilarial concentrations. This variation may be an evolutionary adaptation of the parasite to the climate conditions that affect the seasonal distribution of the vector, but a migration of the microfilariae in the skin layers caused by the Simulium bites cannot be excluded.


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