TY - JOUR
T1 - North American brugian filariasis
T2 - Report of nine infections of humans
AU - Baird, J. K.
AU - Alpert, L. I.
AU - Friedman, R.
AU - Schraft, W. C.
AU - Connor, D. H.
PY - 1986
Y1 - 1986
N2 - Nine people living in Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, Florida, or California acquired autochthonous brugian filariasis. Each patient had an enlarged lymph node containing a single worm or, in one patient, a pair of worms. Most worms were in lymphatic vessels within the node, but two worms were in the substance of the node. Ten worms were studied, seven female and three male. Female worms contained paired uteri that occupied most of the body cavity of the worm, and male worms contained a single reproductive tract. No worms were gravid. The diameter of the worms was small, 30 μm to 75 μm. The usual diameter of female worms was 65 μm to 75 μm, and 45 μm to 50 μm for male worms. The morphologic features of these worms, their anatomical location, and their geographic distribution are all characteristic of infection with a North American Brugia species.
AB - Nine people living in Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, Florida, or California acquired autochthonous brugian filariasis. Each patient had an enlarged lymph node containing a single worm or, in one patient, a pair of worms. Most worms were in lymphatic vessels within the node, but two worms were in the substance of the node. Ten worms were studied, seven female and three male. Female worms contained paired uteri that occupied most of the body cavity of the worm, and male worms contained a single reproductive tract. No worms were gravid. The diameter of the worms was small, 30 μm to 75 μm. The usual diameter of female worms was 65 μm to 75 μm, and 45 μm to 50 μm for male worms. The morphologic features of these worms, their anatomical location, and their geographic distribution are all characteristic of infection with a North American Brugia species.
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U2 - 10.4269/ajtmh.1986.35.1205
DO - 10.4269/ajtmh.1986.35.1205
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0022967486
SN - 0002-9637
VL - 35
SP - 1205
EP - 1209
JO - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
JF - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
IS - 6
ER -