Brugia

Brugia

 [broo´je-ah] a genus of filarial worms. B. mala′yi is a species similar to, and often found in association with, Wuchereria bancrofti, causing human filariasis and elephantiasis throughout Southeast Asia, the China Sea, and eastern India.

Brugia

(brū'jē-ă), A genus of filarial worms transmitted by mosquitoes to humans, primates, felid carnivores, and a number of other mammals.