Mansonella
Mansonella is a genus of parasitic nematodes responsible for the disease mansonelliasis.
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| M. ozzardi | |
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| Genus: | Mansonella Faust, 1929 |
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Species include:
- Mansonella ozzardi (parasite of man in Central and South America)
- Mansonella perstans (parasite of humans and primates in Africa and South America)
- Mansonella streptocerca (parasite of humans in Africa)
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