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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D005368
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D005368
Preferred Name

Filariasis

Definitions
Infections with nematodes of the superfamily FILARIOIDEA. The presence of living worms in the body is mainly asymptomatic but the death of adult worms leads to granulomatous inflammation and permanent fibrosis. Organisms of the genus Elaeophora infect wild elk and domestic sheep causing ischemic necrosis of the brain, blindness, and dermatosis of the face.
Synonyms
Elaeophoriases
Filarioidea Infections
Elaeophoriasis
Filarioidea Infection
Filariases
Infection, Filarioidea
Infections, Filarioidea
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