Author:
Selkirk M. E.,Denham D. A.,Partono F.,Sutanto I.,Maizels R. M.
Abstract
Three species of filarial worms,Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayiandBrugia timori, are the causative agents of lymphatic filariasis in man, defined by the characteristic tropism of adult worms of each species for the afferent lymphatics. Reproductive activity leads to the release of large numbers of microfilariae, which circulate in the vascular system, and upon ingestion by an appropriate mosquito vector, develop through to infective third-stage larvae (L3) within 10–14 days. After a subsequent bloodmeal, the infective larvae enter the definitive host via the wound and mature to the adult stage over several months, involving two moults, during which the entire nematode exoskeleton (cuticle) is replaced.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Infectious Diseases,Animal Science and Zoology,Parasitology
Cited by
39 articles.
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