Onchocerca volvulus
E95575
Onchocerca volvulus is a parasitic roundworm that causes river blindness (onchocerciasis) in humans, transmitted by the bites of infected blackflies.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Onchocerca | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
parasitic nematode
ⓘ
roundworm ⓘ species ⓘ |
| causes |
onchocerciasis
ⓘ
river blindness ⓘ |
| controlProgram |
Onchocerciasis Control Programme in West Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control
Onchocerciasis Control Programme in West Africa ⓘ |
| controlStrategy | mass drug administration with ivermectin ⓘ |
| describedBy | Rudolph Leuckart ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Rudolph Leuckart ⓘ |
| diseaseType | neglected tropical disease agent ⓘ |
| drugSusceptibility |
doxycycline
ⓘ
ivermectin ⓘ |
| endemicRegion |
Yemen
ⓘ
parts of Latin America ⓘ Sub-Saharan Africa ⓘ
surface form:
sub-Saharan Africa
|
| family | Onchocercidae ⓘ |
| genus |
Onchocerca volvulus
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Onchocerca
|
| host | humans ⓘ |
| intermediateHost | blackflies ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifeCycleStage |
adult worm
ⓘ
microfilaria ⓘ |
| localizationInHuman |
eyes
ⓘ
skin ⓘ subcutaneous tissue ⓘ |
| morphology | filamentous body ⓘ |
| order | Spirurida ⓘ |
| parasiticOn | human lymphatic and subcutaneous tissues ⓘ |
| phylum | Nematoda ⓘ |
| primaryHost | humans ⓘ |
| publicHealthSignificance | major cause of infectious blindness worldwide ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexually reproducing ⓘ |
| symptomInfection |
blindness
ⓘ
severe itching ⓘ skin depigmentation ⓘ subcutaneous nodules ⓘ visual impairment ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| transmissionEnvironment | fast-flowing rivers and streams ⓘ |
| transmissionRoute | bite of infected blackflies ⓘ |
| transmissionVector | Simulium blackflies ⓘ |
| vectorGenus | Simulium ⓘ |
| vectorHabitat | breeding sites in fast-flowing rivers ⓘ |
| wolbachiaEndosymbiont | Wolbachia bacteria ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1893 ⓘ |
| zoonoticPotential | primarily human parasite ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Onchocerca