The arthropod-borne onchocerciasis : is it deserved to be neglected ?
Joint Authors
al-Bahnasawi, Mamduh M. M.
Mursi, Ayman T. A.
Mursi, Tosson A.
Source
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Issue
Vol. 45, Issue 3 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.639-654, 16 p.
Publisher
The Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Publication Date
2015-12-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
16
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Onchocerciasis a filarial parasitic nematode, also known as river blindness and Robles disease, is a neglected tropical disease infecting more than 18 million people mainly in sub- Saharan of Africa, the Middle East, South and Central America and many other countries.
Disease infectivity initiates from Onchocerca volvulus (Filarioidea: Onchocercidae) transmitted by the blackfly, Simulium sp.
which introduces the infective stage larva with its saliva into the skin.
Within human body, adult females (macrofilaria) produce thousands of larvae (microfilariae) which migrate in skin and eye.
Infection results in severe visual impairment or blindness for about 2 million, as being the world’s second-leading cause of blindness after trachoma, as well as skin onchocercomata.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Bahnasawi, Mamduh M. M.& Mursi, Ayman T. A.& Mursi, Tosson A.. 2015. The arthropod-borne onchocerciasis : is it deserved to be neglected ?. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology،Vol. 45, no. 3, pp.639-654.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mursi, Tosson A.…[et al.]. The arthropod-borne onchocerciasis : is it deserved to be neglected ?. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology Vol. 45, no. 3 (Dec. 2015), pp.639-654.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-669096
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Bahnasawi, Mamduh M. M.& Mursi, Ayman T. A.& Mursi, Tosson A.. The arthropod-borne onchocerciasis : is it deserved to be neglected ?. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology. 2015. Vol. 45, no. 3, pp.639-654.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-669096
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 650-654
Record ID
BIM-669096