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.
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Helminth Parasites - ASPThe basics about nematodes, cestodes and termatodes from the Australian Society for Parasitology.
Brugia malayi
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CDC Fact Page on Lymphatic FilariasisThe US Center for Disease Control offers complete information about this disease (also called elephantiasis) spread by mosquitoes: life cycle, epidemiology, disease, treatment, prevention, etc.
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Brugia malayi - ADWAnimal Diversity Web provides complete biological information about this filarial nematode.
Dracunculus medinensis
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Dracunculiasis Eradication - WHOFind out about the World Health Organization's progress in eliminating infection by guinea worm and its vector, the water flea.
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Guinea Worm Infection in a Wild-Caught Frog, ChadA 2016 article from the journal, Emerging Infectious Diseases, reports on a new vector for Dracunculus medinensis.
Loa loa
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CDC Fact Page on LoiasisThe US Center for Disease Control offers complete information about this disease spread by deerflies in Africa: life cycle, epidemiology, disease, treatment, prevention, etc
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Creature Feature: African Eye WormThis 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
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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
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Onchocerciasis - WHORead about the World Health Organization's African programme to control the spread of river blindness. Includes country profiles and vector elimination plans.
Trichinella spiralis
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CDC Fact Page on TrichinellosisThe US Center for Disease Control offers complete information about this disease caused by ingesting parasite-infected meat: life cycle, epidemiology, disease, treatment, prevention, etc.
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The Trichinella PageLearn about the discovery, biology and epidemiology of the parasite from this site published by Columbia University, which includes many images and diagrams.
Wuchereria bancrofti
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CPC Fact Page on Lymphatic FilariasisThe US Center for Disease Control offers complete information about this disease (also called elephantiasis) spread by mosquitoes: life cycle, epidemiology, disease, treatment, prevention, etc.
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Lymphatic filariasis - WHOLearn about the World Health Organization's successful programme to eradicate lymphatic filariasis in African and Asia.
More Gruesome Details about Lymphatic Filariasis
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Lymphatic Filariasis - WHOThe World Health Organization's programme aims to eliminate lymphatic filariasis globally.
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Lymphatic Filariasis - Stanford UniversityDescribes the commonalities and differences between W. bancrofti, B. malayi, and B. timori, which all cause lymphatic filariasis.
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Vectors of Lymphatic FilariasisMultiple images of the mosquito species that transmit lymphatic filariasis.
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