Morphological differentiation from Onchocerca volvulus of first stage larvae of an unknown filarial species commonly found in Simulium sanctipauli s.l. in Liberia.
A filarial species of unknown origin was frequently found in Simulium sanctipauli s.l. in the rain-forest zone of Liberia. After staining the cephalic armature with alcian blue its first stage larvae could be easily distinguished from those of Onchocerca volvulus.
D000818:Animals; D007303:Insect Vectors; D007814:Larva / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D007988:Liberia; D009854:Onchocerca / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification; D012843:Simuliidae / Q000469:parasitology*