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Mansonella

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Mansonella is a genus of parasitic nematodes.^[1] It includes three species that are responsible for the disease mansonelliasis: Mansonella ozzardi, M. perstans, and M. streptocerca.^[2]

Species

There are nine species:^[1]

Mansonella barbascalensis
Mansonella llewellyni Price, 1962
Mansonella longicapitata Eberhard, Campo-Aasen & Orihel, 1984
Mansonella ozzardi Manson, 1897 – parasite of humans in Central and South America
Mansonella perstans Manson, 1891 – parasite of humans and primates in Africa and South America
Mansonella rodhaini
Mansonella rotundicapitata Eberhard, Campo-Aasen & Orihel, 1984
Mansonella semiclarum Fain, 1974
Mansonella streptocerca – parasite of humans in West and Central Africa

References

^ ^a ^b ^c 'Mansonella Faust, 1929 . Retrieved through: Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera on 16 September 2021.
^ Medeiros, Jansen Fernandes; Crainey, James Lee; Pessoa, Felipe Arley Costa & Luz, Sérgio Luis Bessa (2017). "Mansonelliasis". In Marcondes, Carlos Brisola (ed.). Arthropod Borne Diseases. Springer. pp. 405–426. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-13884-8_26. ISBN 978-3-319-13884-8.

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Mansonella: Brief Summary

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Mansonella is a genus of parasitic nematodes. It includes three species that are responsible for the disease mansonelliasis: Mansonella ozzardi, M. perstans, and M. streptocerca.

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