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Wuchereria bancrofti is a
filarial (arthropod-borne)
nematode (roundworm) that is the
major cause of
lymphatic filariasis. It is one of the
three parasitic...
- body they affect:
Lymphatic filariasis is
caused by the
worms Wuchereria bancrofti,
Brugia malayi, and
Brugia timori.
These worms occupy the
lymphatic system...
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known to
cause the disease:
Wuchereria bancrofti,
Brugia malayi, and
Brugia timori, with
Wuchereria bancrofti being the most common.
These worms damage...
- The two
other filarial causes of
lymphatic filariasis are
Wuchereria bancrofti and
Brugia timori,
which both
differ from B.
malayi morphologically, symptomatically...
- in 2015, (blue=absent, red=present)
Synonyms Culex aegypti Linnaeus in H****elquist, 1762
Culex fasciatus Fabricius, 1805
Culex bancrofti Skuse, 1889...
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genus are
found in Europe,
Northern America, Africa. Species:
Wuchereria bancrofti (Cobbold, 1877)
Wuchereria kalimantani Palmieri, Purnomo,
Dennis & Marwoto...
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vectors known. The An.
gambiae mosquito additionally transmits Wuchereria bancrofti which causes lymphatic filariasis, a
symptom of
which is elephantiasis...
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tropical and
subtropical regions of the world. It is a
vector of
Wuchereria bancrofti,
avian malaria, and
arboviruses including St.
Louis encephalitis virus...
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Centrorhynchus is a
genus of
parasitic worms belonging to the
family Centrorhynchidae. The
genus has
cosmopolitan distribution. Species: Centrorhynchus...
- filariasis),
caused by a
number of
parasitic worms,
particularly Wuchereria bancrofti. More than 120
million people,
mostly in
Africa and
Southeast Asia, are...
