| zoonotic infection with onchocerca dewittei japonica in an 11-year-old boy in kansai region, western honshu, japan. | an 11-year-old boy living in otsu city, shiga prefecture, kansai region, western honshu, japan had zoonotic onchocercosis. the patient developed a painful swelling on the little finger of his left hand. the worm detected in the excised mass had external transverse ridges but did not have inner striae in the cuticle. on the basis of the parasite's histopathological characteristics, the causative agent was identified as a female onchocerca dewittei japonica (spirurida: onchocercidae). the species ... | 2017 | 28648713 |