"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.
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D014958
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.500.294.400.937.463.708.150
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Wuchereria bancrofti" by people in Profiles.
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Rathaur S, Sharma S, Singh RN, Henkle K, Selkirk ME. Antibody responses of Wuchereria bancrofti patients to recombinant Brugia pahangi superoxide dismutase. Indian J Exp Biol. 2001 Jan; 39(1):35-40.
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Sharma S, Sharma M, Rathaur S. Bancroftian filariasis in the Varanasi region of north India: an epidemiological study. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 1999 Jun; 93(4):379-87.
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Sharma S, Misra S, Rathaur S. Secretory acetylcholinesterase of Setaria cervi microfilariae and its antigenic cross-reactivity with Wuchereria bancrofti. Trop Med Int Health. 1998 Jan; 3(1):46-51.