Filariasis Research Resource Center

University Of Georgia, Athens GA

Investigators

Abstract

To provide infective larvae and adult worms of the filarial parasite, Brugia Malayi, for studying human immunity to lymphatic filariasis, a disease which causes elephantiasis in humans. The high quality and well standardized parasite materials required under this contract are necessary to maintain the progress of on-going carefully controlled research studies being conducted by NIH. Colonies of the mosquito Aedes aegypti, (Liverpool strain) are also required to be maintained for the production of the ineffective larvae.