Mansonella
Sign in to saveMansonella is a genus of parasitic nematodes. It includes three species that are responsible for the disease mansonelliasis: Mansonella ozzardi, M. perstans, and M. streptocerca. A potential fourth species has been identified in Gabon in 2015 and proposed as a new species Mansonella sp. "DEUX". Whole-genome sequences from Mansonella perstans, Mansonella ozzardi, and the newly proposed species Mansonella sp. "DEUX" have been assembled.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 7
- Family
- Onchocercidae
- Collections
- USNM
- Recorded in
- United States, Venezuela
Research
522 papers- Mansonella ozzardi.Trends in parasitology · 2021
- Mansonella perstans - the forgotten filaria.Trends in parasitology · 2025
- Mansonella ozzardi: a neglected New World filarial nematode.Pathogens and global health · 2016
- Molecular Epidemiology of Mansonella Species in Gabon.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2021
- Mansonella ozzardi and its vectors in the New World: an update with emphasis on the current situation in Haiti.Journal of helminthology · 2018
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- Parent taxon
- Onchocercidae
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- Filariasis Microfilariae of Loa loa (right) and Mansonella perstans (left) DPDx.JPG
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Mansonella is a genus of parasitic nematodes. It includes three species that are responsible for the disease mansonelliasis: Mansonella ozzardi, M. perstans, and M. streptocerca. A potential fourth species has been identified in Gabon in 2015 and proposed as a new species Mansonella sp. "DEUX". Whole-genome sequences from Mansonella perstans, Mansonella ozzardi, and the newly proposed species Mansonella sp. "DEUX" have been assembled.
==Species== There are nine accepted species and one proposed species: Mansonella barbascalensis Mansonella llewellyni Price, 1962 Mansonella longicapitata Eberhard, Campo-Aasen & Orihel, 1984 Mansonella ozzardi Manson, 1897 – parasite of humans in Central and South America Mansonella perstans Manson, 1891 – parasite of humans and primates in Africa and South America Mansonella rodhaini Mansonella rotundicapitata Eberhard, Campo-Aasen & Orihel, 1984 Mansonella semiclarum Fain, 1974 Mansonella streptocerca – parasite of humans in West and Central Africa Mansonella sp "DEUX" – first observation of human infections in Gabon in 2015.
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