Worms known to cause Lymphedema
The species Wuchereria bancrofti was named in honor of:
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German parasitologist Otto Wucherer, who had described microfilariae in Brazil.
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Joseph Bancroft, who discovered the adult worm.
Australian physician Joseph Bancroft discovered adult worms in lymphatic vessels of infected patients in Brisbane, confirming the organism causing the disease.
Wucheria Bancrofti = Filariasis
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