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Acanthocheilonemiasis  

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Definition

  • A tropical infectious disease found mainly in Africa that is caused by the filarial parasite ACANTHOCHEILONEMA. Symptoms include skin rashes, abdominal, chest, muscle, and joint pains, neurologic disorders, skin lumps, and elevated levels of white blood cells. The parasite is transmitted through the bite of small flies.

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-MNM52X16-9

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