Wuchereria bancrofti is a filarial nematode spread by mosquitoes and the leading cause of lymphatic filariasis, a disease also caused by two related worms, Brugia malayi and Brugia timori. It is the most common of the three, infecting more than 120 million people across Central Africa, the Nile delta, South and Central America, tropical Asia, and the Pacific islands, and if left untreated the infection can progress to the disfiguring swelling associated with the disease.
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System (Realm) Relationship to People Scientific Name Conservation Status Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
In Biome
Lake, Biomes Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Wuchereria bancrofti
River, Biomes Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Wuchereria bancrofti
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Wuchereria bancrofti
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Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Wuchereria bancroftiGeographic RangeQuote, Geographic Range
This nematode is found in Central Africa and the Nile delta, South and Central America, and the tropical regions of Asia including southern China and the Pacific.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Wuchereria bancroftiGeographic RangeQuote, Geographic Range
This nematode is found in Central Africa and the Nile delta, South and Central America, and the tropical regions of Asia including southern China and the Pacific.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Wuchereria bancroftiGeographic RangeQuote, Geographic Range
This nematode is found in Central Africa and the Nile delta, South and Central America, and the tropical regions of Asia including southern China and the Pacific.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Wuchereria bancroftiGeographic RangeQuote, Geographic Range
This nematode is found in Central Africa and the Nile delta, South and Central America, and the tropical regions of Asia including southern China and the Pacific.
Sources
1. Wikidata: Wuchereria Bancrofti
- Introduction
- Child Taxon Of: Nematoda, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source2. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Wuchereria bancrofti
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyHabitat Regions, Wuchereria bancrofti
Habitat Regions tropical tropical freshwater freshwater
Conservation Status: CITES
CITES No special status
Economic Importance for Humans: Negative: "Wuchereria bancrofti is the cause of the human d"
Wuchereria bancrofti is the cause of the human disease bancroftian filariasis which usually targets the genitalia and lower extremities.
In Biome: Lake, Habitat Regions, biome: lakes and ponds
lakes and ponds
In Biome: River, Habitat Regions, biome: rivers and streams
rivers and streams
In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Habitat Regions, biome: rainforest
rainforest rainforest
View the Source 3. Wikipedia: Wuchereria bancrofti
Wikipedia- Wikidata Q311109 (P225 taxon name)
In Group: Roundworms (Nematoda), Lead
Wuchereria bancrofti is a filarial (arthropod-borne) nematode (roundworm) that is the major cause of lymphatic filariasis.
View the Source 4. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Wuchereria bancrofti
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 2284455, category fieldQuote, GBIF taxon key 2284455, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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