Skip to main content
Figure 3 | Parasites & Vectors

Figure 3

From: Defining parasite biodiversity at high latitudes of North America: new host and geographic records for Onchocerca cervipedis (Nematoda: Onchocercidae) in moose and caribou

Figure 3

Histopathologic features of a case of O. cervipedis infection in a caribou from Alaska, USA. Histological section of periosteum and subcutaneous tissue nodular lesion demonstrating adult female nematodes (arrows) characterized by presence of a cuticle with thick transverse ridges and coelomyarian musculature, embedded in granulation tissue. HE stain (100x).

Back to article page

Parasites & Vectors

ISSN: 1756-3305

Contact us