Identification of some common infective filarial larvae in Malaysia.
Infective larvae of Wuchereria, Brugia, Breinlia, Dirofilaria and Setaria species from an experimental vector, Aedes togoi, are compared. The distinctive bubble-like caudal papillae of Wuchereria bancrofti are readily distinguishable from the protuberant ones of Brugia spp; the 'ear-like' papillae of Breinlia are distinct from the 'knob-like' ones of Dirofilaria or the 'thorn-like' terminal papilla of Setaria.
D000330:Aedes / Q000469:parasitology*; D000818:Animals; D002009:Brugia / Q000145:classification; D004182:Dirofilaria / Q000145:classification; D005370:Filarioidea / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D008296:Malaysia; D012719:Setariasis / Q000469:parasitology; D014957:Wuchereria / Q000145:classification