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Dipetalonema streptocerca (Macfie and Corson, 1922): Description of the Adult Female^*

R. C. Neafie, D. H. Connor AND W. M. Meyers

Morphologic features of the adult female Dipetalonema streptocerca and microfilariae are described and illustrated from serial paraffin sections of biopsied skin from eight Africans. Characteristic features include a maximum diameter of 85 microns, a thin, smooth cuticle, and uteri that fill the body cavity. D. streptocerca is briefly compared to Onchocerca volvulus.

Accepted for publication July 13, 1974.

^* This investigation was supported in part by a research contract, Project Number 3A014501B71Q, from the Medical Research and Development Command, U. S. Army, Washington, D. C. 20314.

The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private views of the authors and are not to be construed as official or as reflecting the views of The Department of the Army or The Department of Defense.

Present address: ALM Leprosy Atelier, Department of Pathology, University of Hawaii, School of Medicine, 3675 Kilauea Avenue, Honolulu, Hawaii 96816.