MeSH definition : A genus of parasitic nematodes whose organisms live and breed in skin and subcutaneous
tissues. Onchocercal microfilariae may also be found in the urine, blood, or sputum.;
MeSH synonym : onchocercas;
MeSH annotation : infection ONCHOCERCIASIS; coord with specific helminth term (ANTIGENS, HELMINTH,
etc) if pertinent; /drug eff: consider FILARICIDES;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onchocerca;
A genus of parasitic nematodes whose organisms live and breed in skin and subcutaneous
tissues. Onchocercal microfilariae may also be found in the urine, blood, or sputum.