This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The effects of temperature on the development of Onchocerca volvulus in Simulium ochraceum, and on the vector's longevity were studied under ...

Previous ultrastructural studies on various microfilariae have suggested the presence of a trilaminar membrane at the parasite cuticle. In the present report, the formation of the cuticle of ...

Onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, is a parasitic disease caused by the filarial nematode Onchocerca volvulus (O. volvulus). River blindness is on the World Health Organization’s list of ...