Guides: BIOL 4091: Parasitology: Vector Transmitted Nematodes

NOTE: CDC's DPDx webpage for Laboratory Identification of Parasites of Public Health Concern has been moved to https://www.cdc.gov/dpdx/index.html. See the Parasites A-Z Index to locate diagnostics for a parasite.

Helminth Parasites - ASP
The basics about nematodes, cestodes and termatodes from the Australian Society for Parasitology.

Brugia malayi

CDC Fact Page on Lymphatic Filariasis
The US Center for Disease Control offers complete information about this disease (also called elephantiasis) spread by mosquitoes: life cycle, epidemiology, disease, treatment, prevention, etc.
Brugia malayi - ADW
Animal Diversity Web provides complete biological information about this filarial nematode.

Dracunculus medinensis

Dracunculiasis Eradication - WHO
Find out about the World Health Organization's progress in eliminating infection by guinea worm and its vector, the water flea.
Guinea Worm Infection in a Wild-Caught Frog, Chad
A 2016 article from the journal, Emerging Infectious Diseases, reports on a new vector for Dracunculus medinensis.

Loa loa

CDC Fact Page on Loiasis
The US Center for Disease Control offers complete information about this disease spread by deerflies in Africa: life cycle, epidemiology, disease, treatment, prevention, etc
Creature Feature: African Eye Worm
This blog posting from the Broad Institute discusses the difficulty of treating Loa loa infection and the parasite's uniqueness compared to other filarial nematodes.

Onchocerca volvulus

CDC Fact Page on Onchocerciasis (or River Blindness)
The US Center for Disease Control offers complete information about this disease (also called elephantiasis) spread by Simulium blackflies, mainly in Africa: life cycle, epidemiology, disease, treatment, prevention, etc
Onchocerciasis - WHO
Read about the World Health Organization's African programme to control the spread of river blindness. Includes country profiles and vector elimination plans.

Trichinella spiralis

CDC Fact Page on Trichinellosis
The US Center for Disease Control offers complete information about this disease caused by ingesting parasite-infected meat: life cycle, epidemiology, disease, treatment, prevention, etc.
The Trichinella Page
Learn about the discovery, biology and epidemiology of the parasite from this site published by Columbia University, which includes many images and diagrams.

Wuchereria bancrofti

CPC Fact Page on Lymphatic Filariasis
The US Center for Disease Control offers complete information about this disease (also called elephantiasis) spread by mosquitoes: life cycle, epidemiology, disease, treatment, prevention, etc.
Lymphatic filariasis - WHO
Learn about the World Health Organization's successful programme to eradicate lymphatic filariasis in African and Asia.

More Gruesome Details about Lymphatic Filariasis

Lymphatic Filariasis - WHO
The World Health Organization's programme aims to eliminate lymphatic filariasis globally.
Lymphatic Filariasis - Stanford University
Describes the commonalities and differences between W. bancrofti, B. malayi, and B. timori, which all cause lymphatic filariasis.
Vectors of Lymphatic Filariasis
Multiple images of the mosquito species that transmit lymphatic filariasis.

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BIOL 4091: Parasitology