streptocerciasis /strep·to·cer·ci·a·sis/ (-ser-ki´ah-sis) infection with Mansonella streptocerca, whose microfilariae produce a pruritic rash resembling that in onchocerciasis; transmitted by midges of the genus Culicoides, it occurs in Central Africa.
streptocerciasis [strep″to-ser-ki´ah-sis]
strep·to·cer·ci·a·sis (str p t -s r-k  -s s)n. Infection with the nematode Dipetalonema streptocerca. |
streptocerciasis [strep″to-ser-ki´ah-sis]
infection with the nematode Dipetalonema streptocerca, seen in Central Africa. The microfilariae produce a pruritic rash resembling that of onchocerciasis; they are transmitted from animal to animal by the bite of small insects of the genus Culicoides.
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