Onchocerca dewittei japonica n. subsp., a common parasite from wild boar in Kyushu Island, Japan.

摘要: We describe Onchocerca dewittei japonica n. subsp. from the Japanese wild boar, Sus scrofa leucomystax, in Oita, Kyushu Island, where all seven animals examined were found to be infected. This study began with efforts identify causative species a recent case of zoonotic onchocerciasis. Compared jubatus Malaysia, which was reexamined here, our new subspecies has much greater space between ridges on females. In addition, its microfilariae (from uteri) are shorter (192-210 microns compared 228-247 microns), and only posterior third microfilarial body is coiled, instead entire body. The parasitic suids (these two O. ramachandrini warthog Ethiopian region) form group sharing several characters. Among most unusual characters swellings (a specialized apparatus for mating, known few other genera). longitudinal cuticular crests males both boar females ramachandrini.