| Wuchereria malayi | Former name for Brugia malayi. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| brugia malayi | A species of parasitic nematode causing malayan filariasis and having a distribution centreing roughly on the malay peninsula. The life cycle of b. Malayi is similar to that of wuchereria bancrofti, except that in most areas the principal mosquito vectors belong to the genus mansonia. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| wuchereria | A genus of filarial nematodes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| wuchereria bancrofti | A white threadlike worm which causes elephantiasis, lymphangitis, and chyluria by interfering with the lymphatic circulation. The microfilaria are found in the circulating blood and are carried by mosquitoes. (12 Dec 1998) |