A filarial worm of Southeast Asia, producing filariasis and elephantiasis in various mammals including man. It was formerly included in the genus WUCHERERIA.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D002009
altLabel
Brugias
AN
infection: check text for probable lymphatic involvement & coord IM with ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL (IM); coord with specific helminth term (ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, etc) if pertinent; /drug eff: consider FILARICIDES
AQL
AH CH CL CY DE EM EN GD GE IM IP ME MI PH PS PY RE UL VI
cui
C0006316
DC
1
definition
A filarial worm of Southeast Asia, producing filariasis and elephantiasis in various mammals including man. It was formerly included in the genus WUCHERERIA.