Eukaryote
onchocerca volvulus
Subclass of:
Onchocerca
Definitions related to onchocerca volvulus:
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A species of nematode in the family Onchocercidae with a smooth cuticle, blunt anterior and posterior ends, and lacking lips or a buccal capsule. The lifecycle of O. volvulus involves the black fly as the intermediate host and humans as the definitive host. This nematode is the causative agent of onchocerciasis (river blindness).NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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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.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Any trematode parasite that can be assigned to the species Onchocerca volvulus.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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