"Onchocerca volvulus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
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D017181
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.500.294.400.937.463.510.850
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Onchocerca volvulus" by people in Profiles.
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Andrews JA, Bligh WJ, Chiodini PL, Bradley JE, Nde PN, Lucius R. The role of a recombinant hybrid protein based ELISA for the serodiagnosis of Onchocerca volvulus. J Clin Pathol. 2008 Mar; 61(3):347-51.
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Mawson AR, WaKabongo M. Onchocerciasis-associated morbidity: hypothesis. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2002 Sep-Oct; 96(5):541-2.
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Sakwe AM, Evehe MS, Titanji VP. In vitro production and characterization of excretory/secretory products of Onchocerca volvulus. Parasite. 1997 Dec; 4(4):351-8.
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Pogonka T, Brattig N, Nde PN, Adam R, Seeber F, Zipfel PF, Titanji VP, Lucius R. Localization of T and B cell stimulating domains of the immunodominant 33-kDa protein of Onchocerca volvulus (Ov33). Clin Immunol Immunopathol. 1997 Oct; 85(1):56-66.
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Sakwe AM, Titanji VP. Evidence for increased hydroxylation of pyrrolidone amino acid residues in the cuticle of mature Onchocerca volvulus. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1997 May 24; 1360(3):196-202.