Acanthocheilonema Perstans

Acanthocheilonema

Acanthocheilonema spp. - parasitic roundworms that live in the subcutaneous connective tissue of human skin in tropical and subtropical zones.

Some species also parasitize other animals, including dogs, foxes, cats, rats, shrews, and birds.

Other species can be transmitted to humans over time through contact with various species of wild animals or domestic animals such as cows, sheep and pigs, which may be infected by intermediate hosts (mosquitoes, horseflies and tsetse flies).

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