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Filaria

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filaria /fi·la·ria/ (fĭ-lar´e-ah) pl. fila´riae   [L.] a nematode worm of the superfamily Filarioidea.fila´rial
Filaria
n.
A genus of nematodes no longer in taxonomic use and whose members are now classified in the family Onchocercidae.
fi·lar·i·a (f-lâr-)
n. pl. fi·lar·i·ae (--)
Any of various threadlike nematode worms of the superfamily Filarioidea parasitic in vertebrates and often transmitted as larvae by biting insects. The adult form lives in the blood and lymphatic tissues, causing inflammation and obstruction that can lead to elephantiasis.
fi·lari·al (--l), fi·lari·an (--n) adj.
Filaria
[filarē·ə] pl. filariae
Etymology: L, filum, thread
a genus of slender nematodes of the superfamily Filarioidea. There are many species, some of which are parasitic in animals.
Filaria
genus of filarid nematodes in superfamily Filarioididea. Includes F. haemorrhagica (syn. Parafilaria multipapillosa), F. taxidea.
Filaria taxidea
a nematode worm reputed to cause filarial dermatitis in the badger.
filaria
pl. filariae [L.] a nematode of the superfamily Filarioididea.


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of patients Final diagnosis Serologic diagnosis Direct diagnosis Filaria Infection 45 18 Schistosoma Infection 17 20 Hookworm Infection 36 Trichuris Infection 18 Ascaris Infection 9 Strongyloides Infection 5 Fasciola Infection 2 Enterobius Infection 1 Blastocystis Infection 4 Note: Table made from bar graph.
Helminth-related eosinophilia in African immigrants, Gran Canaria by Perez-Arellano, Jose-Luis / Emerging Infectious Diseases
At the time of the Ugandan outbreak, Manson (11) believed that the disease was linked to Filaria perstans (now known as Mansonella perstans), a blood-dwelling nematode of no clinical importance.
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were performed to check for microfilaria and a filaria enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was performed to exclude this diagnosis (Calabar swellings, indicative of Loa loa infection, may mimic gnathostomiasis).
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