<unk>  is a filarial roundworm which causes filariasis in humans. Identified by Lichtenstein and named by Brug in 1927 as distinct from Wuchereria bancrofti, they called it Filaria<unk> . In 1958 the separate genus<unk>  was proposed by Buckley, and Filaria<unk>  became known as<unk> .
B.<unk>  is limited to tropical regions of Asia.
Brugia malayi
Brugia timori
Scrofula
Chromadoria
Pygeum africanum
Larva currens
Acheiropodia
Echinococcus multilocularis