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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Lymphatic Filariasis (Philariasis) is a parasitic and infectious tropical disease, caused by three thread-like parasitic filarial worms called nematode worms, Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and Brugia timori, all transmitted by mosquitoes. It is extremely rare in Western countries. Loa loa is another filarial parasite of humans, transmitted by the deer fly.

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