"Brugia malayi" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A species of parasitic nematode causing Malayan filariasis and having a distribution centering roughly on the Malay peninsula. The life cycle of B. malayi is similar to that of WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI, except that in most areas the principal mosquito vectors belong to the genus Mansonia.
| Descriptor ID |
D017178
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.500.294.700.750.700.300.088.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Brugia malayi- Brugia malayi
- Brugia malayus
- malayi, Brugia
- malayus, Brugia
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