Assertion: lymphatic filariasis | /r/CreatedBy | b. timori
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text: Lymphatic filariasis is caused by W. bancrofti, B. malayi, and B. timori.
text: Although this group includes lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis), onchocerciasis (river blindness), loiasis (Calabar swelling) and forms of mansonellosis, the term filariasis is usually used to describe lymphatic filariasis caused by Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi or B. timori.
text: In contrast to classical lymphatic filariasis caused by B. malayi and B. timori, which are found in Asia, most zoonotic Brugia infections have been reported from the northeastern United States (2,3) or South America (3).