History, Epidemiology and Control of Filariasis
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1.1 Scientific discovery Early scientific milestones in filariasis history abroad include the following. 1863: Demarquay in Paris found microfilariae in hydrocele liquid of a Cuban. 1866: Wucherer found microfilariae in chyluria. 1872: Lewis found microfilariae in blood. 1877: Bancroft found a female adult filarial worm in the ulcer of lymph node of the arm. 1877: Manson found microfilariae in the stomach of bloodsucked mosquito, which was practically the “birth” of medical entomology. 1879: Manson found microfilarial nocturnal periodicity. 1888: Sibthorpe found male adult worms.
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