American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 1989 · 44 citations · 0 references
Veterinary MedicinePathologyVeterinary ParasitologyHelminthologyHistopathologyParasitologyHelminth InfectionsHelminth MorphologyParasitic ZoonosesZoonotic HelminthsZoonotic Parasitic DiseasesZoonotic ParasitologyDiagnosis Of Zoonotic ParasitesDiagnostic Pathology Of ParasitesNematode ZoonosesParasitic LesionsZoonotic CestodesZoonotic Helminth InfectionsZoonotic HelminthiasisZoonotic Tissue Parasites
A female Onchocerca was found in histopathological sections of a nodule removed from the foot of a 2-year-old girl in southern Japan. As in previously reported cases in Switzerland, Crimea, Canada, and the USA, evident morphological features of the worm resembled those of Onchocerca gutturosa and O. cervicalis, which are known to exist in cervical ligaments of cattle and horses, respectively, in Japan and elsewhere.