There are 5 species of nematodes of the family Filarioidea responsible for disease in man.
ORGANISM VECTOR
These nematodes require two hosts to complete their life cycle, and following infection and development of the adult worm in a human host, the female worm releases larval microfilariae. These are then spread by insect vectors.
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