Onchocerca volvulus

"Onchocerca volvulus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A species of parasitic nematodes widely distributed throughout central Africa and also found in northern South America, southern Mexico, and Guatemala. Its intermediate host and vector is the blackfly or buffalo gnat.

Descriptor ID	D017181
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.500.500.294.700.750.700.300.510.850
Concept/Terms	Onchocerca volvulus Onchocerca volvulus volvulus, Onchocerca

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Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Invertebrates [B01.050.500]
Helminths [B01.050.500.500]
Nematoda [B01.050.500.500.294]
Secernentea [B01.050.500.500.294.700]
Spirurida [B01.050.500.500.294.700.750]
Spirurina [B01.050.500.500.294.700.750.700]
Filarioidea [B01.050.500.500.294.700.750.700.300]
Onchocerca [B01.050.500.500.294.700.750.700.300.510]
Onchocerca volvulus [B01.050.500.500.294.700.750.700.300.510.850]

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