Transmission in utero of microfilariae of Onchocerca volvulus.
Skin snips from newborn children and biopsy material from the umbilical cord and placenta of their mothers were examined. Microfilariae of O. volvulus were found in the skin of 2 out of 11 babies and in the umbilical cords of 2 out of 11 babies born to ten mothers infected with O. volvulus in Bawku Hospital, Ghana.
D005260:Female; D005869:Ghana; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D008842:Microfilariae; D009855:Onchocerciasis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012867:Skin / Q000469:parasitology; D014470:Umbilical Cord / Q000469:parasitology