Brugia
Brugia is a genus for a group of small roundworms. They are among roundworms that cause the parasitic disease filariasis. Specifically, of the five species known, Brugia malayi and Brugia timori cause lymphatic filariasis in humans; and Brugia pahangi and Brugia patei infect domestic cats, dogs and other animals. Brugia buckleyi specifically infects the Indian hare (Lepus nigricollis singhala). They are transmitted by the bite of mosquitos.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumNematoda
- ClassChromadorea
- OrderRhabditida
- FamilyOnchocercidae
Observations1
via GBIF
Research
3,284 papers- Current Status of the Diagnosis of Brugia spp. Infections.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
- Zoonotic Brugia infections in North and South America.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 1989
- Anthelmintic resistance and homeostatic plasticity (Brugia malayi).
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Article
5 sectionsContents
- Discovery
- Description
- Life cycle
- References
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Brugia is a genus for a group of small roundworms. They are among roundworms that cause the parasitic disease filariasis. Specifically, of the five species known, Brugia malayi and Brugia timori cause lymphatic filariasis in humans; and Brugia pahangi and Brugia patei infect domestic cats, dogs and other animals. Brugia buckleyi specifically infects the Indian hare (Lepus nigricollis singhala). They are transmitted by the bite of mosquitos.
==Discovery==