| Issue |
Ann. Parasitol. Hum. Comp.
Volume 61, Number 1, 1986
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| Page(s) | 125 - 126 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/1986611125 | |
| Published online | 29 August 2016 | |
Mémoire
Different localization of microfilariae of O. volvulus in the savanna and in the forest ; potential clinical implications
Différences dans la localisation des microfilaires d’O. volvulus en savane et en forêt : implications cliniques éventuelles1
1
Muséum National Histoire Naturelle, Laboratoire de Zoologie Vers, 61, rue de Buffon F 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France.
2
Département d’Anatomie et de Cytologie pathologiques, Hôpital St.-Michel, 33, rue Olivier-de-Serres, F 75730 Paris Cedex 15, France.
3
O.C.C.G.E., Institut Pierre-Richet, B.P. 1500, Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire.
4
Laboratoire d’Épidémiologie des Affections Parasitaires. École Nationale de Médecine et de Pharmacie du Mali, B.P. 1805. Bamako/ Mali.
Accepted: 9 January 1986
In the forest onchocerciasis, almost all microfilariae are subepidermic (mean distance from the base of the epidermis : 115,04 µm ± 4,35).
In the savanna onchocerciasis there is also a population inhabiting a slightly deeper site (mean distance from the base of the epidermis of the whole population : 138,67 µm ± 3,58). This deeper population may be responsible, to a large extent, for the ocular lesions.
© Masson, Paris 1986, transferred to Société Française de Parasitologie
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