title: Laboratory diagnosis of filariasis.
abstract: In this article, the authors describe how to detect blood-borne and skin-dwelling filarial infections parasitologically. Considerable space is devoted to identifying and separating microfilarial from nonparasite objects, and the evaluation of morphologic features, including size, shape, and internal anatomy is stressed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Eberhard
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Lammie
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002009:Brugia / Q000166:cytology; D005368:Filariasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology; D005370:Filarioidea / Q000145:classification / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D006801:Humans; D007159:Immunologic Tests; D008117:Loa / Q000166:cytology; D008366:Mansonella / Q000166:cytology; D009854:Onchocerca / Q000166:cytology; D009855:Onchocerciasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D014957:Wuchereria / Q000166:cytology