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Filaria bancrofti

Known as: Filaria sanguinis hominis, WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI, bancrofti wuchereria 
A white threadlike worm which causes elephantiasis, lymphangitis, and chyluria by interfering with the lymphatic circulation. The microfilaria are… 
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CDISC SDTM Microorganism TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium TerminologyFilarial ElephantiasesInfection by Wuchereria bancrofti

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Genus Wuchereria

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2003
2003
Detection of codon for amino acid 200 in isotype 1 beta-tubulin gene of Wuchereria bancrofti isolates, implicated in resistance to benzimidazoles in other nematodes.
Review
2003
Review
2003
Impact of long-term ivermectin (Mectizan®) on Wuchereria bancrofti and Mansonella perstans infections in Burkina Faso: strategic and policy implications
Abstract Parasitological and clinical surveys were used to determine the long-term impact of ivermectin on the prevalence of… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
Screening of army soldiers for Wuchereria bancrofti infection in the metropolitan Recife region, Brazil: implications for epidemiological surveillance
SummaryBetween 1989 and 1995, blood surveys were performed for Wuchereria bancrofti infection in several barracks of the… 
Review
1996
Review
1996
A survey of bancroftian filariasis among South‐East Asian expatriate workers in Saudi Arabia
In a survey of bancroftian filariasis among expatriate workers from five South‐East Asian countries (India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka… 
1990
1990
Frequency distribution of Wuchereria bancrofti microfilariae in human populations and its relationships with age and sex
SUMMARY This paper examines the effects of host age and sex on the frequency distribution of Wuchereria bancrofti infections in… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
IgE antibodies are more species-specific than IgG antibodies in human onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis.
To explore the relative species specificities of the IgE and IgG antibody responses to helminth infections in man, we studied… 
1976
1976
Serum-dependent adhesion and cytotoxicity of cells to Litomosoides carinii microfilariae
SERA from infected or immunised hosts have been reported to promote adhesion of leukocytes from those hosts to a variety of… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
In vitro adhesion of eosinophils to infective larvae of Wuchereria bancrofti.
A reproducible in vitro test was developed to quantitatively study the adhesion of human eosinophils to Wuchereria bancrofti… 
1967
1967
A study of the age-composition of natural populations of Culex pipiens fatigans Wiedemann in relation to the transmission of filariasis due to Wuchereria bancrofti (Cobbold) in Ceylon.
Filariasis due to Wuchereria bancrofti is becoming an increasingly important problem in many countries of southern and south… 
1960
1960
Studies on filariasis in Malaya: field and laboratory investigations of the vectors of a rural strain of Wuchereria bancrofti.
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