Abstract: <italic>Wuchereria bancrofti</italic>, <italic>Brugia malayi</italic>, and <italic>B. timori</italic> are mosquito-borne nematode parasites that are important causes of morbidity, disability, and social stigma in tropical and subtropical countries. Bancroftian filariasis due to <italic>W. bancrofti</italic>, which has no animal reservoir, accounts for 90% of human infections worldwide. Acute lymphatic filariasis—(1) lymphadenitis and lymphangitis—most common in the inguinal and femoral nodes; (2) acute genital—usually tender fusiform or cylindrical swelling of the spermatic cord; (3) abscess and fever—affected nodes may break down to produce an open ulcer....
Publication Year: 2010
Publication Date: 2010-05-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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