Zoonotic onchocerciasis in Hiroshima, Japan, and molecular analysis of a paraffin section of the agent for a reliable identification
Japan is a country of high specific diversity of Onchocerca with eight species, the adults of two not yet known.Onchocerca dewittei japonica, a common filarial parasite of wild boar, had been proved to be the agent of five zoonotic onchocerciasis in Kyushu island with morphological and molecular studies.The sixth case, at Hiroshima in the main isla