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| Brugia timori | |
| Specialty | Infectious disease |
Brugia timori is a filarial (arthropod-borne) nematode (roundworm) which causes the disease "Timor filariasis", or "Timorian filariasis". While this disease was first described in 1965,[1] the identity of Brugia timori as the causative agent was not known until 1977.[2] In that same year, Anopheles barbirostris was shown to be its primary vector.[3] There is no known animal reservoir host.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Chromadorea |
| Order: | Rhabditida |
| Family: | Onchocercidae |
| Genus: | Brugia |
| Species: | B. timori
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| Binomial name | |
| Brugia timori Partono et al. 1977
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- ^ David HL, Edeson JF (June 1965). "Filariasis in Portuguese Timor, with observations on a new microfilaria found in man". Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 59 (2): 193–204. doi:10.1080/00034983.1965.11686299. PMID 14345284.
- ^ Partono F, Dennis DT, Atmosoedjono S, et al. (June 1977). "Brugia timori sp. n. (nematoda: filarioidea) from Flores Island, Indonesia". J. Parasitol. 63 (3): 540–6. doi:10.2307/3280019. JSTOR 3280019. PMID 864573.
- ^ Atmosoedjono S, Partono F, Dennis DT, Purnomo (January 1977). "Anopheles barbirostris (Diptera: Culicidae) as a vector of the timor filaria on Flores Island: preliminary observations". J. Med. Entomol. 13 (4–5): 611–3. doi:10.1093/jmedent/13.4-5.611. PMID 15122.