3.8 - BRUGIA TIMORI

Bancroftian filariasis

Brugia timori resembles?

Timorian Filarial

common name

man

final host

mosquito (Anopheles barbirostris)

intermediate host

upper lymphatic system

habitat

skin penetration

mode of transmission

L3-Filariform larva

infective stage in man

microfilaria

infective stage in mosquito

microfilaria

diagnostic stage

extended to tip of tail

nuclei

present

sheath

(no) Giemsa

staining

two

terminal nuclei

3:1

cephalic space LW

kinky

appearance

nocturnal

periodicity

310um in length

adult female length

- Thick and Thin Smear
- Knott's Concentration Technique
- Nucleopore filtration
- Diethylcarbamazine proactive test
- Serological Test

Diagnosis

Serological Tests

- Detection of circulating filarial antigens
- Skin test using D. immitis (W. bancrofti)

- Diethylcarbamazine (DEC)
- DEC + Ivermectin
- Albendazole

treatment

Aedes poecilus

mosquito vector in the PH

Anopheles minimus var. flavirostris

mosquito vector in Sulu and Palawan