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Article
Investigating development of infective stage larvae of filarial nematodes
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1 University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Avenue, MC-3105, Farmington, CT 06030, USA
Front. Biosci. (Landmark Ed) 2000, 5(4), 95–102; https://doi.org/10.2741/A570
Published: 1 September 2000
Abstract

Lymphatic filariasis is a parasitic disease affecting millions of individuals and one of the leading causes of disability in the world. However, considering the magnitude of filariasis as a public health problem, relatively little is known about the basic biology of the disease and its causative agents, filarial nematodes. In this paper, the biology of the infective stage larvae of the nematodes responsible for lymphatic filariasis and the approaches used to study their development are reviewed.

Keywords
Filarial Nematode
Infective Stage Larvae
Lymphatic Filariasis
Brugia Malayi
In vitro Culture
Review
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