PRELIMINARY STUDIES ON HISTOCHEMICAL DIFFERENTIATION OF STRAINS OF ONCHOCERCA-VOLVULUS MICROFILARIAE IN TOGO
- 1 January 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Vol. 55 (5) , 569-575
Abstract
Skin snips were taken from 75 people living in 4 villages of northern Togo. The 7824 microfilariae that emerged were examined by staining for the presence of acid phosphatase. Four distinct patterns of enzyme staining were observed, and descriptions of the stained microfilariae are given. Apparently several biological strains or variants of O. volvulus coexist in West Africa, and suggestions are made for further research that could result in the practical application of these observations in onchocerciasis control programs.This publication has 18 references indexed in Scilit:
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