Onchocerciasis (Onchocerca volvulus)
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University of Oklahoma Study Abroad Microbiology in Arezzo, Italy[1]
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Picture of Adult Onchocerca volvulus worms from the World Health Organization. http://www.who.int/apoc/media/adult_worms.JPG
Etiology/Bacteriology
Taxonomy
| Domain = Animalia | Phylum = Nematoda | Class = Secernentea | Order = Spirurida | Family = Onchocecidae | Genus = Onchocerca | species = O. volvulus