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Brugia timori
Causative agent of filariasis.
Epidemiology:
- found only on islands of the Indonesian archipelago.
Vectors:
- Anopheles mosquitoes
Pathology:
- Adults found in lymphatics.
- Microfilaria found in blood.
Clinical manifestations:
- Nocturnal periodicity
Laboratory:
- organisms have sheaths
Related
filariasis (wucheresiasis)
General
Brugia
Properties
KINGDOM: animal
PHYLUM: helminth
References
- Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 14th ed.
Fauci et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1998, pg 1212-13
- Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 13th ed.
Isselbacher et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1994, pg 920