Microfilariae
"Microfilariae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The prelarval stage of Filarioidea found in the blood and tissues of mammals, birds and intermediate hosts (vector).
| Descriptor ID |
D008842
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.500.294.400.937.463.470 B05.525
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Microfilariae" by people in Profiles.
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Bennuru S, Oduro-Boateng G, Osigwe C, Del Valle P, Golden A, Ogawa GM, Cama V, Lustigman S, Nutman TB. Integrating Multiple Biomarkers to Increase Sensitivity for the Detection of Onchocerca volvulus Infection. J Infect Dis. 2020 05 11; 221(11):1805-1815.
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McKenzie VJ, Starks HA. Blood parasites of two Costa Rican amphibians with comments on detection and microfilaria density associated with adult filarial worm intensity. J Parasitol. 2008 Aug; 94(4):824-9.