Mesh term Onchocerca
Browse to parent terms:Filarioidea
Description
A genus of parasitic nematodes whose organisms live and breed in skin and subcutaneous tissues. Onchocercal microfilariae may also be found in the urine, blood, or sputum.Browse to child terms:
Onchocerca volvulus
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