• The filarial parasites that pose the most serious public health threats are Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, Brugia timori, Onchocerca volvulus, and Loa loa . (medscape.com)
  • He created a new genus Brugia in honour of the original discoverer, thus renaming B. malayi, B. pahangi, and B. patei. (wikipedia.org)
  • Humans (for B. malayi and B. timori), and animals (for B. pahangi and B. patei) acts as the definitive hosts in which the adult worms cause filariasis. (wikipedia.org)
  • In contrast to classical lymphatic filariasis caused by B. malayi and B. timori , which are found in Asia, most zoonotic Brugia infections have been reported from the northeastern United States ( 2 , 3 ) or South America ( 3 ). (cdc.gov)
  • which was surprising because classical brugian lymphatic filariasis seems to be limited to Asia ( B. malayi ) and Indonesia ( B. timori ) ( 4 , 5 ). (cdc.gov)
  • However, the adult filariae were smaller than expected for B. malayi or B. timori nematodes, prompting consideration of zoonotic filariasis ( 1 , 6 ). (cdc.gov)
  • detailed sequence comparison identified the isolate as a novel Brugia (Nematoda: Onchocercidae) species closely related to B. pahangi and B. malayi ( Figure ). (cdc.gov)
  • We found high levels of sequence similarity to B. malayi and B. pahangi based on amplification of 18S rRNA, 5.8S rRNA, and ITS-2 regions. (bvsalud.org)
  • but grouped it separately from both B. malayi and B. pahangi. (bvsalud.org)
  • Brugia is a vector-transmitted nematode that is commonly known for its zoonotic significance of causing lymphatic filariasis in Asia and Oceanic regions of the world. (bvsalud.org)
  • When a new species (now called Brugia pahangi) was discovered in 1956 from dog and cat, J. J. C. Buckley and J. F. B. Edeson named it Wuchereria pahangi after the village Pahang in Malay, where it was discovered. (wikipedia.org)
  • In 1977, a new species B. timori was reported from Flores Island in Indonesia. (wikipedia.org)
  • Species of Brugia are similar to W. bancrofti and Loa loa. (wikipedia.org)
  • Herein, we document the first reported case of a Brugia species infection in a dog from North America and the first molecular characterization of the species in question. (bvsalud.org)
  • While we can rule out B. beaveri being the causative agent, we cannot exclude B. lepori infection or a third uncharacterized Brugia species. (bvsalud.org)
  • Brugia is a genus for a group of small roundworms. (wikipedia.org)
  • However, information is scarce regarding genus Brugia in North America, and rare infections have been noted in domestic cats, humans, and other wild mammals. (bvsalud.org)
  • Lasergene software (DNASTAR, Madison, WI, USA) was used to align the sequences obtained with Brugia spp. (cdc.gov)
  • Phylogenetic analysis of 18S rRNA gene sequences placed the Chadian Brugia sp. (bvsalud.org)
  • Veterinarians and physicians should be made aware of North American Brugia infections and their possible health concerns. (bvsalud.org)
  • Wolbachia is an endosymbiont bacteria found in many filariae that assists in reproduction and survival, including in O volvulus . (medscape.com)
  • immitis antigen-positive dogs being Brugia-positive. (bvsalud.org)
  • A genus of parasitic nematodes found throughout the rain-forest areas of the Sudan and the basin of the Congo. (lookformedical.com)
  • Onchocercal microfilariae may also be found in the urine, blood, or sputum. (lookformedical.com)
  • Brugia roundworms complete their life cycle in two different hosts. (wikipedia.org)
  • The most distinctive cutaneous finding is a firm, mobile, subcutaneous nodule termed an onchocercoma. (medscape.com)