"Wuchereria bancrofti" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D014958
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.500.294.400.937.463.708.150
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Wuchereria bancrofti" by people in Profiles.
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Two cases of spontaneous remission of non-parasitic chyluria. Clin Biochem. 2017 Oct; 50(15):886-888.
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Development and characterization of monoclonal antibodies against WbSXP-1 for the detection of circulating filarial antigens. J Helminthol. 2011 Mar; 85(1):1-6.
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Filariasis coexisting with a cold abscess. Acta Cytol. 2007 Mar-Apr; 51(2):248-9.