"Onchocerca" 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.
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.
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D009854
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.500.294.400.937.463.510
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Onchocerca" by people in Profiles.
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Roe CC, Urbanz J, Auten C, Verocai GG, Upshaw-Bia K, Holiday O, Hepp C, Sahl JW. LupiQuant: A real-time PCR based assay for determining host-to-parasite DNA ratios of Onchocerca lupi and host Canis lupus from onchocercosis samples. PLoS One. 2022; 17(11):e0276916.
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Nde PN, Pogonka T, Bradley JE, Titanji VP, Lucius R. Sensitive and specific serodiagnosis of onchocerciasis with recombinant hybrid proteins. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2002 May; 66(5):566-71.
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Titanji VP, Nde PN, Mbacham WF. Cell-mediated and monoclonal antibody-dependent killing of Onchocerca volvulus microfilariae. Scand J Immunol Suppl. 1992; 11:57-61.
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Titanji VP, Mbacham WF, Sakwe A. Identification of different radiolabelled antigens of the developmental stages of Onchocerca volvulus. Acta Trop. 1990 Jul; 47(5-6):307-21.