Brugia malayi		Contents		Rev 06/02/2022
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		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
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Classification:

Chromadorea
Chromadoria

           

Rhabditida 

                   Spirurina

                      Filarioidea

           Filariidae

 

            Brugia malayi

The causal agent of brugian filariasis, elephantiasis, lymphatic filariasis

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Morphology and Anatomy:

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Distribution:

Many aspects of the biology of Brugia malayi are similar toWuchereria bancrofti .  It is vectored by mosquitoes and can cause elephantiasis.  The primary difference between the two species is that brugian filariasis is not as widely distributed as is bancroftian filariasis, although the distributions of the two diseases overlap in many areas of the world.

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Economic Importance:

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Feeding:

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Damage:

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Revised: June 02, 2022.