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- A white threadlike worm which causes elephantiasis, lymphangitis, and chyluria by interfering with the lymphatic circulation. The microfilaria are found in the circulating blood and are carried by mosquitoes.
(Source: National Library of Medicine 2013 MeSH Scope Note and Classification)
- Images
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 - Figure 1. Nocturnal blood smear showing Wuchereria bancrofti.
- Notes
- For Figure 1, please refer to the Welcome and Contributing Authors page for the list of IDSA 2003 Contributors. Copyright 41st Annual Meeting of Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA), 2003. Used with permission.
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- References
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- National Library of Medicine 2013 MeSH Scope Note and Classification
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