Brugia species in a man from western Ethiopia.
A case of human brugiasis in a student from Gambela, Ethiopia, is reported. Ten sheathed microfilariae showing the Brugia genus characteristics were recovered from 1 ml of blood.
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Vicedirection of Epidemiologic Surveillance and Vicedirection of Parasitology, Institute of Tropical Medicine Pedro Kourí, Havana, Cuba.
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002009:Brugia / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003462:Cuba; D005002:Ethiopia / Q000208:ethnology; D005368:Filariasis / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008842:Microfilariae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000302:isolation & purification