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Genus Wuchereria

Known as: Wuchereria, Wuchererias 
A genus of parasitic filarial nematodes in the family Onchocercidae that mainly affects humans in warm climates. The adult forms live chiefly in… 
National Institutes of Health

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BrugiaCDISC SDTM Microorganism TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium TerminologyFilaria

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Filaria bancrofti

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Filarioidea

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2008
2008
Expression of defensin, cecropin, and transferrin in Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) infected with Wuchereria bancrofti (Spirurida: Onchocercidae), and the abnormal development of nematodes in the…
2006
2006
Isolation of Wuchereria bancrofti microfilariae from archived stained blood slides for use in genetic studies and amplification of parasite and endosymbiont genes.
1992
1992
Mass chemoprophylaxis of lymphatic filariasis with a single dose of ivermectin in a Polynesian community with a high Wuchereria bancrofti infection rate.
1991
1991
The significance of low density microfilaraemia in the transmission of Wuchereria bancrofti by Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say in 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… 
1986
1986
Vectors of Wuchereria bancrofti in the Sepik Provinces of Papua New Guinea.
1973
1973
Experimental infection of Anopheles gambiae and Culex pipiens fatigans with Wuchereria bancrofti in coastal East Africa.
Laboratory strains of Anopheles gambiae A and Culex pipiens fatigans from Tanzania, East Africa were experimentally infected with… 
1957
1957
Studies on filariasis in Malaya: the efficiency of Mansonia longipalpis as an experimental vector of Wuchereria malayi.
Highly Cited
1956
Highly Cited
1956
On the Adult Morphology of Wuchereria sp. (malayi?) from a Monkey (Macaca irus) and from Cats in Malaya, and on Wuchereria pahangi n.sp. from a Dog and a Cat
Adult specimens or parts of specimens of Wuchereria were recovered from the lymphatic systems of a Kra monkey (Macaca irus) (1… 
1951
1951
The periodicity of microfilariae. VI. The response of microfilariae of Wuchereria malayi and W. bancrofti, Pacific type, to various stimuli.
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