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Karina · Answer 1 · 2021-12-05T22:58:55+0000

Onchocerca volvulus has a complex life cycle involving a definitive and intermediate host. The only natural definitive host is humans. The intermediate host is a blackfly in the genus Simulium. ... Adult worms typically live from 8-15 years in human hosts, and microfilariae can live up to 2 years.

Jardanian · Answer 2 · 2021-12-10T23:13:10+0000

Answer:

Blackfly

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The intermediate host and vector of Onchocerca volvulus is the blackfly - Simulium spp.

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