Filarial worms are long thread like worms that live in the tissue and body cavities of vertebrates. Their eggs mature into tiny larvae called microfilariae. There are at least eight filarids that are of...

Filarial worms are long thread like worms that live in the tissue and body cavities of vertebrates. Their eggs mature into tiny larvae called microfilariae. There are at least eight filarids that are of...

Filarial nematodes–microscopic, thread-like roundworms–currently infect up to 54 million people worldwide and are the leading cause of disability in the developing world. Now, researchers reporting...